diff --git a/test/test-pipeline/init.c b/test/test-pipeline/init.c
index aef082fc3a..00dbc27956 100644
--- a/test/test-pipeline/init.c
+++ b/test/test-pipeline/init.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.hw_ip_checksum = 1, /* IP checksum offload enabled */
 		.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /* VLAN filtering disabled */
 		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /* Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-		.hw_strip_crc   = 0, /* CRC stripped by hardware */
+		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /* CRC stripped by hardware */
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/test/test/test_kni.c b/test/test/test_kni.c
index 309741cb35..db17fdf308 100644
--- a/test/test/test_kni.c
+++ b/test/test/test_kni.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static const struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.hw_ip_checksum = 0,
 		.hw_vlan_filter = 0,
 		.jumbo_frame = 0,
-		.hw_strip_crc = 0,
+		.hw_strip_crc = 1,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_DCB_NONE,
diff --git a/test/test/test_link_bonding.c b/test/test/test_link_bonding.c
index 32296604d2..52d2d052f5 100644
--- a/test/test/test_link_bonding.c
+++ b/test/test/test_link_bonding.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct rte_eth_rxmode rx_mode = {
 	.hw_vlan_strip  = 1, /**< VLAN strip enabled. */
 	.hw_vlan_extend = 0, /**< Extended VLAN disabled. */
 	.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled. */
-	.hw_strip_crc   = 0, /**< CRC stripping by hardware disabled. */
+	.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripping by hardware enabled. */
 };
 
 struct rte_fdir_conf fdir_conf = {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf default_pmd_conf = {
 		.hw_ip_checksum = 0, /**< IP checksum offload enabled */
 		.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /**< VLAN filtering disabled */
 		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-		.hw_strip_crc   = 0, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
+		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c b/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
index 15091b13db..106ec624fb 100644
--- a/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
+++ b/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf default_pmd_conf = {
 		.hw_ip_checksum = 0, /**< IP checksum offload enabled */
 		.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /**< VLAN filtering disabled */
 		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-		.hw_strip_crc   = 0, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
+		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/test/test/test_link_bonding_rssconf.c b/test/test/test_link_bonding_rssconf.c
index 9034f620a1..ba7163ed63 100644
--- a/test/test/test_link_bonding_rssconf.c
+++ b/test/test/test_link_bonding_rssconf.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf default_pmd_conf = {
 		.hw_ip_checksum = 0, /**< IP checksum offload enabled */
 		.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /**< VLAN filtering disabled */
 		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-		.hw_strip_crc   = 0, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
+		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf rss_pmd_conf = {
 		.hw_ip_checksum = 0, /**< IP checksum offload enabled */
 		.hw_vlan_filter = 0, /**< VLAN filtering disabled */
 		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-		.hw_strip_crc   = 0, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
+		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c b/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c
index e055aa0726..1ffd65a52a 100644
--- a/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c
+++ b/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.hw_vlan_strip  = 0, /**< VLAN strip enabled. */
 		.hw_vlan_extend = 0, /**< Extended VLAN disabled. */
 		.jumbo_frame    = 0, /**< Jumbo Frame Support disabled */
-		.hw_strip_crc   = 0, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
+		.hw_strip_crc   = 1, /**< CRC stripped by hardware */
 		.enable_scatter = 0, /**< scatter rx disabled */
 	},
 	.txmode = {