diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 1fcafcfa8f14..6fcbf764f32b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ static int i40e_alloc_vsi_res(struct i40e_vf *vf, enum i40e_vsi_type type)
 		goto error_alloc_vsi_res;
 	}
 	if (type == I40E_VSI_SRIOV) {
+		u64 hena = i40e_pf_get_default_rss_hena(pf);
+
 		vf->lan_vsi_idx = vsi->idx;
 		vf->lan_vsi_id = vsi->id;
 		/* If the port VLAN has been configured and then the
@@ -687,6 +689,10 @@ static int i40e_alloc_vsi_res(struct i40e_vf *vf, enum i40e_vsi_type type)
 					vf->default_lan_addr.addr, vf->vf_id);
 		}
 		spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
+		i40e_write_rx_ctl(&pf->hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA1(0, vf->vf_id),
+				  (u32)hena);
+		i40e_write_rx_ctl(&pf->hw, I40E_VFQF_HENA1(1, vf->vf_id),
+				  (u32)(hena >> 32));
 	}
 
 	/* program mac filter */