diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index ce27d62f9c8e..c0f9aad2cda3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -1082,6 +1082,21 @@ static void ixgbevf_configure_srrctl(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter, int index)
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFSRRCTL(index), srrctl);
 }
 
+static void ixgbevf_setup_psrtype(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+
+	/* PSRTYPE must be initialized in 82599 */
+	u32 psrtype = IXGBE_PSRTYPE_TCPHDR | IXGBE_PSRTYPE_UDPHDR |
+		      IXGBE_PSRTYPE_IPV4HDR | IXGBE_PSRTYPE_IPV6HDR |
+		      IXGBE_PSRTYPE_L2HDR;
+
+	if (adapter->num_rx_queues > 1)
+		psrtype |= 1 << 29;
+
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFPSRTYPE, psrtype);
+}
+
 static void ixgbevf_set_rx_buffer_len(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
@@ -1129,8 +1144,7 @@ static void ixgbevf_configure_rx(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 	int i, j;
 	u32 rdlen;
 
-	/* PSRTYPE must be initialized in 82599 */
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFPSRTYPE, 0);
+	ixgbevf_setup_psrtype(adapter);
 
 	/* set_rx_buffer_len must be called before ring initialization */
 	ixgbevf_set_rx_buffer_len(adapter);