diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index 6b87d9634614..b1e364d26aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -1394,14 +1394,12 @@ s32 ixgbe_init_fdir_perfect_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 fdirctrl)
 	/*
 	 * Continue setup of fdirctrl register bits:
 	 *  Turn perfect match filtering on
-	 *  Report hash in RSS field of Rx wb descriptor
 	 *  Initialize the drop queue
 	 *  Move the flexible bytes to use the ethertype - shift 6 words
 	 *  Set the maximum length per hash bucket to 0xA filters
 	 *  Send interrupt when 64 (0x4 * 16) filters are left
 	 */
 	fdirctrl |= IXGBE_FDIRCTRL_PERFECT_MATCH |
-		    IXGBE_FDIRCTRL_REPORT_STATUS |
 		    (IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE << IXGBE_FDIRCTRL_DROP_Q_SHIFT) |
 		    (0x6 << IXGBE_FDIRCTRL_FLEX_SHIFT) |
 		    (0xA << IXGBE_FDIRCTRL_MAX_LENGTH_SHIFT) |