diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index c4608f893f95..1b2ad39bbfb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -5307,7 +5307,6 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	rss = min_t(int, ixgbe_max_rss_indices(adapter), num_online_cpus());
 	adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].limit = rss;
 	adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_CAPABLE;
-	adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_ENABLED;
 	adapter->max_q_vectors = MAX_Q_VECTORS_82599;
 	adapter->atr_sample_rate = 20;
 	fdir = min_t(int, IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES, num_online_cpus());
@@ -5333,7 +5332,6 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	switch (hw->mac.type) {
 	case ixgbe_mac_82598EB:
 		adapter->flags2 &= ~IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_CAPABLE;
-		adapter->flags2 &= ~IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_ENABLED;
 
 		if (hw->device_id == IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598AT)
 			adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_FAN_FAIL_CAPABLE;