diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 5912fdf506a7..3ee730dab82d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Family Linux Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -505,6 +505,9 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 
 	/* VSI specific handlers */
 	irqreturn_t (*irq_handler)(int irq, void *data);
+
+	/* current rxnfc data */
+	struct ethtool_rxnfc rxnfc; /* current rss hash opts */
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
 struct i40e_netdev_priv {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 5854460a34ff..5ef77dd3763e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -1741,6 +1741,11 @@ static int i40e_get_rss_hash_opts(struct i40e_pf *pf, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 {
 	cmd->data = 0;
 
+	if (pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]->rxnfc.data != 0) {
+		cmd->data = pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]->rxnfc.data;
+		cmd->flow_type = pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]->rxnfc.flow_type;
+		return 0;
+	}
 	/* Report default options for RSS on i40e */
 	switch (cmd->flow_type) {
 	case TCP_V4_FLOW:
@@ -2012,6 +2017,9 @@ static int i40e_set_rss_hash_opt(struct i40e_pf *pf, struct ethtool_rxnfc *nfc)
 	wr32(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(1), (u32)(hena >> 32));
 	i40e_flush(hw);
 
+	/* Save setting for future output/update */
+	pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]->rxnfc = *nfc;
+
 	return 0;
 }