diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_dcb.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_dcb.c
index 369a40e6a..8688de2a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_dcb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_dcb.c
@@ -580,7 +580,9 @@ hns3_dcb_pri_shaper_cfg(struct hns3_hw *hw)
 void
 hns3_set_rss_size(struct hns3_hw *hw, uint16_t nb_rx_q)
 {
+	struct hns3_rss_conf *rss_cfg = &hw->rss_info;
 	uint16_t rx_qnum_per_tc;
+	int i;
 
 	rx_qnum_per_tc = nb_rx_q / hw->num_tc;
 	rx_qnum_per_tc = RTE_MIN(hw->rss_size_max, rx_qnum_per_tc);
@@ -590,6 +592,19 @@ hns3_set_rss_size(struct hns3_hw *hw, uint16_t nb_rx_q)
 		hw->alloc_rss_size = rx_qnum_per_tc;
 	}
 	hw->used_rx_queues = hw->num_tc * hw->alloc_rss_size;
+
+	/*
+	 * When rss size is changed, we need to update rss redirection table
+	 * maintained by driver. Besides, during the entire reset process, we
+	 * need to ensure that the rss table information are not overwritten
+	 * and configured directly to the hardware in the RESET_STAGE_RESTORE
+	 * stage of the reset process.
+	 */
+	if (rte_atomic16_read(&hw->reset.resetting) == 0) {
+		for (i = 0; i < HNS3_RSS_IND_TBL_SIZE; i++)
+			rss_cfg->rss_indirection_tbl[i] =
+							i % hw->alloc_rss_size;
+	}
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index 1d57de7f9..3f0b005e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -4258,6 +4258,12 @@ hns3_map_rx_interrupt(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+hns3_restore_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	hns3_restore_rss_filter(dev);
+}
+
 static int
 hns3_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -4289,6 +4295,8 @@ hns3_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	hns3_mp_req_start_rxtx(dev);
 	rte_eal_alarm_set(HNS3_SERVICE_INTERVAL, hns3_service_handler, dev);
 
+	hns3_restore_filter(dev);
+
 	hns3_info(hw, "hns3 dev start successful!");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index 2e8acfee3..b93649c62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1744,6 +1744,12 @@ hns3vf_map_rx_interrupt(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+hns3vf_restore_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	hns3_restore_rss_filter(dev);
+}
+
 static int
 hns3vf_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -1773,6 +1779,8 @@ hns3vf_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	hns3_mp_req_start_rxtx(dev);
 	rte_eal_alarm_set(HNS3VF_SERVICE_INTERVAL, hns3vf_service_handler, dev);
 
+	hns3vf_restore_filter(dev);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c
index 559b9d02b..53708d205 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c
@@ -1546,6 +1546,19 @@ hns3_clear_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return hns3_config_rss_filter(dev, &hw->rss_info, false);
 }
 
+/* Restore the rss filter */
+int
+hns3_restore_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct hns3_adapter *hns = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct hns3_hw *hw = &hns->hw;
+
+	if (hw->rss_info.conf.queue_num == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return hns3_config_rss_filter(dev, &hw->rss_info, true);
+}
+
 static int
 hns3_flow_parse_rss(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		    const struct hns3_rss_conf *conf, bool add)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c
index dfc42f840..737d5f109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ hns3_set_rss_indir_table(struct hns3_hw *hw, uint8_t *indir, uint16_t size)
 		req->rss_set_bitmap = rte_cpu_to_le_16(HNS3_RSS_SET_BITMAP_MSK);
 		for (j = 0; j < HNS3_RSS_CFG_TBL_SIZE; j++) {
 			num = i * HNS3_RSS_CFG_TBL_SIZE + j;
-			req->rss_result[j] = indir[num] % hw->alloc_rss_size;
+			req->rss_result[j] = indir[num];
 		}
 		ret = hns3_cmd_send(hw, &desc, 1);
 		if (ret) {
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ hns3_dev_rss_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		shift = i % RTE_RETA_GROUP_SIZE;
 		if (reta_conf[idx].mask & (1ULL << shift))
 			reta_conf[idx].reta[shift] =
-			  rss_cfg->rss_indirection_tbl[i] % hw->alloc_rss_size;
+						rss_cfg->rss_indirection_tbl[i];
 	}
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
 	return 0;
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ hns3_config_rss(struct hns3_adapter *hns)
 
 	enum rte_eth_rx_mq_mode mq_mode = hw->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode;
 
-	/* When there is no open RSS, redirect the packet queue 0 */
+	/* When RSS is off, redirect the packet queue 0 */
 	if (((uint32_t)mq_mode & ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG) == 0)
 		hns3_rss_uninit(hns);
 
@@ -546,10 +546,16 @@ hns3_config_rss(struct hns3_adapter *hns)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = hns3_set_rss_indir_table(hw, rss_cfg->rss_indirection_tbl,
-				       HNS3_RSS_IND_TBL_SIZE);
-	if (ret)
-		goto rss_tuple_uninit;
+	/*
+	 * When RSS is off, it doesn't need to configure rss redirection table
+	 * to hardware.
+	 */
+	if (((uint32_t)mq_mode & ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG)) {
+		ret = hns3_set_rss_indir_table(hw, rss_cfg->rss_indirection_tbl,
+					       HNS3_RSS_IND_TBL_SIZE);
+		if (ret)
+			goto rss_tuple_uninit;
+	}
 
 	ret = hns3_set_rss_tc_mode(hw);
 	if (ret)
@@ -558,9 +564,11 @@ hns3_config_rss(struct hns3_adapter *hns)
 	return ret;
 
 rss_indir_table_uninit:
-	ret1 = hns3_rss_reset_indir_table(hw);
-	if (ret1 != 0)
-		return ret;
+	if (((uint32_t)mq_mode & ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG)) {
+		ret1 = hns3_rss_reset_indir_table(hw);
+		if (ret1 != 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 rss_tuple_uninit:
 	hns3_rss_tuple_uninit(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.h
index 725970f89..3c7905132 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.h
@@ -111,4 +111,6 @@ int hns3_set_rss_tuple_by_rss_hf(struct hns3_hw *hw,
 				 uint64_t rss_hf);
 int hns3_set_rss_algo_key(struct hns3_hw *hw, uint8_t hash_algo,
 			  const uint8_t *key);
+int hns3_restore_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+
 #endif /* _HNS3_RSS_H_ */
