diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c
index 58e20081fc..c2515cf413 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ nfp_net_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	/* Checking RX mode */
 	if (rxmode->mq_mode & RTE_ETH_MQ_RX_RSS &&
-	    !(hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS)) {
+	    !(hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY)) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "RSS not supported");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ nfp_net_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		.nb_mtu_seg_max = NFP_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG,
 	};
 
-	if (hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS) {
+	if (hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY) {
 		dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
 
 		dev_info->flow_type_rss_offloads = RTE_ETH_RSS_IPV4 |
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ nfp_net_reta_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint32_t update;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS))
+	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = nfp_net_rss_reta_write(dev, reta_conf, reta_size);
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ nfp_net_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 
-	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS))
+	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (reta_size != NFP_NET_CFG_RSS_ITBL_SZ) {
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ nfp_net_rss_hash_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	rss_hf = rss_conf->rss_hf;
 
 	/* Checking if RSS is enabled */
-	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS)) {
+	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY)) {
 		if (rss_hf != 0) { /* Enable RSS? */
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "RSS unsupported");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ nfp_net_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 
-	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS))
+	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	rss_hf = rss_conf->rss_hf;
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h
index e73715e2aa..372d537462 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 #define NFP_NET_CFG_MACADDR             0x0024
 
 #define NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_LSO_ANY (NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_LSO | NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_LSO2)
+#define NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY (NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS | NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS2)
 
 /*
  * Read-only words (0x0030 - 0x0050):
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c
index 238b2b5451..bd7dd30f10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c
@@ -123,7 +123,17 @@ nfp_net_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (rxmode->mq_mode & RTE_ETH_MQ_RX_RSS) {
 		nfp_net_rss_config_default(dev);
 		update |= NFP_NET_CFG_UPDATE_RSS;
-		new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS;
+		switch (NFD_CFG_CLASS_VER_of(hw->ver)) {
+		case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFD3:
+			new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS;
+			break;
+		case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFDK:
+			new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS2;
+			break;
+		default:
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "nfp_net: no fw version match");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Enable device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c
index bb8206c4f6..8769f07be4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -95,7 +95,17 @@ nfp_netvf_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (rxmode->mq_mode & RTE_ETH_MQ_RX_RSS) {
 		nfp_net_rss_config_default(dev);
 		update |= NFP_NET_CFG_UPDATE_RSS;
-		new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS;
+		switch (NFD_CFG_CLASS_VER_of(hw->ver)) {
+		case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFD3:
+			new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS;
+			break;
+		case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFDK:
+			new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS2;
+			break;
+		default:
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "nfp_net: no fw version match");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Enable device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_rxtx.c
index fd3ee40aa5..43db8db7c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_rxtx.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ nfp_net_set_hash(struct nfp_net_rxq *rxq, struct nfp_net_rx_desc *rxd,
 	uint32_t hash = 0;
 	uint32_t hash_type = 0;
 
-	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS))
+	if (!(hw->ctrl & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS_ANY))
 		return;
 
 	/* this is true for new firmwares */
