diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
index 86fb3afdb7..07f2fafe7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ ixgbe_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			i++;
 		if (i == nb_bufs)
 			return nb_bufs;
+		rxq->pkt_first_seg = rx_pkts[i];
 	}
 	return i + reassemble_packets(rxq, &rx_pkts[i], nb_bufs - i,
 		&split_flags[i]);