diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 3ac6a0d2f1433d8bff3323a28f77af063a2ddb89..0309bf84e40dc45545c2b34d58ba91c43c56d7c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static int i40e_config_vsi_rx_queue(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_idx,
 	rx_ctx.lrxqthresh = 2;
 	rx_ctx.crcstrip = 1;
 	rx_ctx.prefena = 1;
+	rx_ctx.l2tsel = 1;
 
 	/* clear the context in the HMC */
 	ret = i40e_clear_lan_rx_queue_context(hw, pf_queue_id);