diff --git a/config/common_bsdapp b/config/common_bsdapp
index ae7374a416..bdf1fcd15f 100644
--- a/config/common_bsdapp
+++ b/config/common_bsdapp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_DEBUG_TX=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_DEBUG_TX_FREE=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_DEBUG_DRIVER=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_RX_ALLOW_BULK_ALLOC=y
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_INC_VECTOR=y
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_INC_VECTOR=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_RX_OLFLAGS_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_16BYTE_RX_DESC=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_PF=64
diff --git a/config/common_linuxapp b/config/common_linuxapp
index 0954eef40c..f72c46d7df 100644
--- a/config/common_linuxapp
+++ b/config/common_linuxapp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_DEBUG_TX=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_DEBUG_TX_FREE=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_DEBUG_DRIVER=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_RX_ALLOW_BULK_ALLOC=y
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_INC_VECTOR=y
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_INC_VECTOR=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_RX_OLFLAGS_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_16BYTE_RX_DESC=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_PF=64
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
index 4fea43329d..8c7776823f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ Other
 Known Issues
 ------------
 
+* Some drivers do not fill the packet type when receiving.
+  As the l3fwd example application requires this info, the i40e vector
+  driver must be disabled to benefit of the packet type with i40e.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------