diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index 1d19de0e67..86676390fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -2663,6 +2663,7 @@ hns3_get_board_configuration(struct hns3_hw *hw)
 
 	hw->mac.media_type = cfg.media_type;
 	hw->rss_size_max = cfg.rss_size_max;
+	hw->rss_dis_flag = false;
 	hw->rx_buf_len = cfg.rx_buf_len;
 	memcpy(hw->mac.mac_addr, cfg.mac_addr, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
 	hw->mac.phy_addr = cfg.phy_addr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
index 28484188a6..0423e64ea0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ struct hns3_hw {
 
 	/* The configuration info of RSS */
 	struct hns3_rss_conf rss_info;
+	bool rss_dis_flag; /* disable rss flag. true: disable, false: enable */
 
 	uint8_t num_tc;             /* Total number of enabled TCs */
 	uint8_t hw_tc_map;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index 3c72976f3d..08ae58a794 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ hns3vf_get_configuration(struct hns3_hw *hw)
 	int ret;
 
 	hw->mac.media_type = HNS3_MEDIA_TYPE_NONE;
+	hw->rss_dis_flag = false;
 
 	/* Get queue configuration from PF */
 	ret = hns3vf_get_queue_info(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c
index 53708d2054..aef301a8a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_flow.c
@@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ hns3_disable_rss(struct hns3_hw *hw)
 
 	/* Disable RSS */
 	hw->rss_info.conf.types = 0;
+	hw->rss_dis_flag = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c
index 737d5f1093..95a637ddc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rss.c
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ hns3_dev_rss_hash_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint8_t *key = rss_conf->rss_key;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (hw->rss_dis_flag)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->lock);
 	ret = hns3_set_rss_tuple_by_rss_hf(hw, tuple, rss_hf);
 	if (ret)