Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.h
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.h
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
 #define HN_CAP_UDP6CS			0x0040
 #define HN_CAP_TSO4			0x0080
 #define HN_CAP_TSO6			0x0100
+#define HN_CAP_HASHVAL			0x0200
 
 /*
  * Externs
Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.c
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_net_vsc.c
@@ -544,8 +544,9 @@
 		if (error) {
 			if_printf(sc->hn_ifp, "reinit NVS version 0x%x "
 			    "failed: %d\n", sc->hn_nvs_ver, error);
+			return (error);
 		}
-		return (error);
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -567,11 +568,16 @@
 				    HN_NDIS_VERSION_MAJOR(sc->hn_ndis_ver),
 				    HN_NDIS_VERSION_MINOR(sc->hn_ndis_ver));
 			}
-			return (0);
+			goto done;
 		}
 	}
 	if_printf(sc->hn_ifp, "no NVS available\n");
 	return (ENXIO);
+
+done:
+	if (sc->hn_nvs_ver >= HN_NVS_VERSION_5)
+		sc->hn_caps |= HN_CAP_HASHVAL;
+	return (0);
 }
 
 int
Index: sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_netvsc_drv_freebsd.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_netvsc_drv_freebsd.c
+++ sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/hv_netvsc_drv_freebsd.c
@@ -3008,12 +3008,15 @@
 	if (sc->hn_caps & HN_CAP_UDP6CS)
 		csum_assist |= CSUM_IP6_UDP;
 #endif
-
 	for (i = 0; i < sc->hn_tx_ring_cnt; ++i)
 		sc->hn_tx_ring[i].hn_csum_assist = csum_assist;
 
-	if (sc->hn_ndis_ver >= HN_NDIS_VERSION_6_30) {
-		/* Support HASHVAL pktinfo on TX path. */
+	if (sc->hn_caps & HN_CAP_HASHVAL) {
+		/*
+		 * Support HASHVAL pktinfo on TX path.
+		 */
+		if (bootverbose)
+			if_printf(sc->hn_ifp, "support HASHVAL pktinfo\n");
 		for (i = 0; i < sc->hn_tx_ring_cnt; ++i)
 			sc->hn_tx_ring[i].hn_tx_flags |= HN_TX_FLAG_HASHVAL;
 	}