diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 962fad7..b981b0f 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	printf("  --tx-offloads=0xXXXXXXXX: hexadecimal bitmask of TX queue offloads\n");
 	printf("  --hot-plug: enable hot plug for device.\n");
 	printf("  --vxlan-gpe-port=N: UPD port of tunnel VXLAN-GPE\n");
+	printf("  --pf-crc-keep: disable pf CRC strip function for device\n");
 	printf("  --mlockall: lock all memory\n");
 	printf("  --no-mlockall: do not lock all memory\n");
 }
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 		{ "tx-offloads",		1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "hot-plug",			0, 0, 0 },
 		{ "vxlan-gpe-port",		1, 0, 0 },
+		{ "pf-crc-keep",		0, 0, 0 },
 		{ "mlockall",			0, 0, 0 },
 		{ "no-mlockall",		0, 0, 0 },
 		{ 0, 0, 0, 0 },
@@ -1131,6 +1133,9 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 						 "vxlan-gpe-port must be >= 0\n");
 			}
+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "pf-crc-keep")) {
+				rx_offloads_disable |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+			}
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "print-event"))
 				if (parse_event_printing_config(optarg, 1)) {
 					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
@@ -1163,4 +1168,5 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 	/* Set offload configuration from command line parameters. */
 	rx_mode.offloads = rx_offloads;
 	tx_mode.offloads = tx_offloads;
+	rx_mode.offloads_disable = rx_offloads_disable;
 }
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index d3ce92f..c94328a 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ uint8_t rmv_interrupt = 1; /* enabled by default */
 
 uint8_t hot_plug = 0; /**< hotplug disabled by default. */
 
+uint64_t rx_offloads_disable = 0;  /**< rx offload enabled by default. */
+
 /*
  * Display or mask ether events
  * Default to all events except VF_MBOX
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index 4fc30a8..d9734d3 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ extern uint32_t event_print_mask;
 /**< set by "--print-event xxxx" and "--mask-event xxxx parameters */
 extern uint8_t hot_plug; /**< enable by "--hot-plug" parameter */
 extern int do_mlockall; /**< set by "--mlockall" or "--no-mlockall" parameter */
+extern uint64_t rx_offloads_disable;
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_BYPASS
 extern uint32_t bypass_timeout; /**< Store the NIC bypass watchdog timeout */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 26b1927..25c1187 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -5007,17 +5007,17 @@ ixgbevf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 * VF has no ability to enable/disable HW CRC
 	 * Keep the persistent behavior the same as Host PF
 	 */
-#ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PF_DISABLE_STRIP_CRC
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't disable HW CRC Strip");
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
-	}
-#else
-	if (!rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't enable HW CRC Strip");
-		conf->rxmode.offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+	if (conf->rxmode.offloads_disable & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP) {
+		if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't disable HW CRC Strip");
+			conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (!rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't enable HW CRC Strip");
+			conf->rxmode.offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+		}
 	}
-#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize to TRUE. If any of Rx queues doesn't meet the bulk
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index f5f593b..35a2dd1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ struct rte_eth_rxmode {
 	 * structure are allowed to be set.
 	 */
 	uint64_t offloads;
+	uint64_t offloads_disable;
 };
 
 /**
