diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
index 28aa7476d5..b285761ebb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_rss_cfg(struct bnxt *bp,
 	HWRM_PREP(req, VNIC_RSS_CFG);
 
 	req.hash_type = rte_cpu_to_le_32(vnic->hash_type);
+	req.hash_mode_flags = vnic->hash_mode;
 
 	req.ring_grp_tbl_addr =
 	    rte_cpu_to_le_64(vnic->rss_table_dma_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
index 733a5a92c6..19d06af55b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ void bnxt_init_vnics(struct bnxt *bp)
 		vnic->rss_rule = (uint16_t)HWRM_NA_SIGNATURE;
 		vnic->cos_rule = (uint16_t)HWRM_NA_SIGNATURE;
 		vnic->lb_rule = (uint16_t)HWRM_NA_SIGNATURE;
+		vnic->hash_mode =
+			HWRM_VNIC_RSS_CFG_INPUT_HASH_MODE_FLAGS_DEFAULT;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < MAX_QUEUES_PER_VNIC; j++)
 			vnic->fw_grp_ids[j] = (uint16_t)HWRM_NA_SIGNATURE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h
index c60bb543ca..c521d7e5af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_vnic.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct bnxt_vnic_info {
 	uint16_t	dflt_ring_grp;
 	uint16_t	mru;
 	uint16_t	hash_type;
+	uint8_t		hash_mode;
 	rte_iova_t	rss_table_dma_addr;
 	uint16_t	*rss_table;
 	rte_iova_t	rss_hash_key_dma_addr;