diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index e0142de018e6f..5157be51e8295 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -10630,6 +10630,7 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	i40e_status ret_code;
 	int i;
 
@@ -10637,6 +10638,10 @@ static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	i40e_ptp_stop(pf);
 
+	/* Disable RSS in hw */
+	wr32(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(0), 0);
+	wr32(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(1), 0);
+
 	/* no more scheduling of any task */
 	set_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &pf->state);
 	del_timer_sync(&pf->service_timer);