diff --git a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl.h b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl.h
index 4c6b8b837205..bfb708a709f5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 #ifndef _IXL_H_
 #define _IXL_H_
 
+#include "opt_inet.h"
+#include "opt_inet6.h"
+#include "opt_rss.h"
+
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
 #include <sys/buf_ring.h>
@@ -93,12 +97,9 @@
 
 #ifdef RSS
 #include <net/rss_config.h>
+#include <netinet/in_rss.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "opt_inet.h"
-#include "opt_inet6.h"
-#include "opt_rss.h"
-
 #include "i40e_type.h"
 #include "i40e_prototype.h"
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf_main.c b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf_main.c
index fabc8b7bfbc2..d8da4cfee106 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_pf_main.c
@@ -1155,6 +1155,10 @@ ixl_setup_queue_tqs(struct ixl_vsi *vsi)
 {
 	struct ixl_queue *que = vsi->queues;
 	device_t dev = vsi->dev;
+#ifdef  RSS
+	int		cpu_id = 0;
+        cpuset_t	cpu_mask;
+#endif
 
 	/* Create queue tasks and start queue taskqueues */
 	for (int i = 0; i < vsi->num_queues; i++, que++) {
@@ -1246,9 +1250,6 @@ ixl_setup_queue_msix(struct ixl_vsi *vsi)
 	struct 		ixl_queue *que = vsi->queues;
 	struct		tx_ring	 *txr;
 	int 		error, rid, vector = 1;
-#ifdef	RSS
-	cpuset_t cpu_mask;
-#endif
 
 	/* Queue interrupt vector numbers start at 1 (adminq intr is 0) */
 	for (int i = 0; i < vsi->num_queues; i++, vector++, que++) {
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixl/ixlvc.c b/sys/dev/ixl/ixlvc.c
index 155f0ab46ae6..7b041c18a8d7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixl/ixlvc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixl/ixlvc.c
@@ -836,13 +836,10 @@ ixlv_config_rss_key(struct ixlv_sc *sc)
 	struct i40e_virtchnl_rss_key *rss_key_msg;
 	int msg_len, key_length;
 	u8		rss_seed[IXL_RSS_KEY_SIZE];
-#ifdef RSS
-	u32		rss_hash_config;
-#endif
 
 #ifdef RSS
 	/* Fetch the configured RSS key */
-	rss_getkey(&rss_seed);
+	rss_getkey((uint8_t *) &rss_seed);
 #else
 	ixl_get_default_rss_key((u32 *)rss_seed);
 #endif