diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
index 27c7b36427d2..f0e8b5adfecc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ static int iavf_get_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, u32 *indir, u8 *key,
  * @key: hash key
  * @hfunc: hash function to use
  *
- * Returns -EINVAL if the table specifies an inavlid queue id, otherwise
+ * Returns -EINVAL if the table specifies an invalid queue id, otherwise
  * returns 0 after programming the table.
  **/
 static int iavf_set_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, const u32 *indir,
@@ -1919,19 +1919,21 @@ static int iavf_set_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, const u32 *indir,
 	struct iavf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u16 i;
 
-	/* We do not allow change in unsupported parameters */
-	if (key ||
-	    (hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE && hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP))
+	/* Only support toeplitz hash function */
+	if (hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE && hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!indir)
+
+	if (!key && !indir)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (key)
 		memcpy(adapter->rss_key, key, adapter->rss_key_size);
 
-	/* Each 32 bits pointed by 'indir' is stored with a lut entry */
-	for (i = 0; i < adapter->rss_lut_size; i++)
-		adapter->rss_lut[i] = (u8)(indir[i]);
+	if (indir) {
+		/* Each 32 bits pointed by 'indir' is stored with a lut entry */
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->rss_lut_size; i++)
+			adapter->rss_lut[i] = (u8)(indir[i]);
+	}
 
 	return iavf_config_rss(adapter);
 }