Index: head/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
+++ head/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ixv.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include "opt_inet.h"
 #include "opt_inet6.h"
+#include "opt_rss.h"
 
 #include "ixgbe.h"
 #include "ifdi_if.h"
@@ -1454,7 +1455,12 @@
 			    scctx->isc_nrxd[0] - 1);
 	}
 
-	ixv_initialize_rss_mapping(adapter);
+	/*
+	 * Do not touch RSS and RETA settings for older hardware
+	 * as those are shared among PF and all VF.
+	 */
+	if (adapter->hw.mac.type >= ixgbe_mac_X550_vf)
+		ixv_initialize_rss_mapping(adapter);
 } /* ixv_initialize_receive_units */
 
 /************************************************************************
@@ -1889,7 +1895,6 @@
 {
 	adapter->feat_cap = IXGBE_FEATURE_NETMAP
 	                  | IXGBE_FEATURE_VF
-	                  | IXGBE_FEATURE_RSS
 	                  | IXGBE_FEATURE_LEGACY_TX;
 
 	/* A tad short on feature flags for VFs, atm. */
@@ -1902,6 +1907,7 @@
 	case ixgbe_mac_X550EM_x_vf:
 	case ixgbe_mac_X550EM_a_vf:
 		adapter->feat_cap |= IXGBE_FEATURE_NEEDS_CTXD;
+		adapter->feat_cap |= IXGBE_FEATURE_RSS;
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
Index: head/sys/dev/ixgbe/ix_txrx.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/ixgbe/ix_txrx.c
+++ head/sys/dev/ixgbe/ix_txrx.c
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@
 
 	ri->iri_flowid = le32toh(rxd->wb.lower.hi_dword.rss);
 	ri->iri_rsstype = ixgbe_determine_rsstype(pkt_info);
+	if ((adapter->feat_en & IXGBE_FEATURE_RSS) == 0) {
+		if (ri->iri_rsstype == M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE)
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_NONE;
+		else
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE_HASH;
+	}
 	ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
 	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
 	if (vtag)