diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 10b35d82e309..815e81ed72a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,9 @@ static inline void ixgbe_rx_hash(struct ixgbe_ring *ring,
 				 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (ring->netdev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH)
-		skb->rxhash = le32_to_cpu(rx_desc->wb.lower.hi_dword.rss);
+		skb_set_hash(skb,
+			     le32_to_cpu(rx_desc->wb.lower.hi_dword.rss),
+			     PKT_HASH_TYPE_L3);
 }
 
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE