diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_ethtool.c
index 11745a2d8a44..401c2196b9ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_ethtool.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,9 @@ static int fbnic_set_cls_rule_ins(struct fbnic_net *fbn,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	dest |= FIELD_PREP(FBNIC_RPC_ACT_TBL0_DMA_HINT,
+			   FBNIC_RCD_HDR_AL_DMA_HINT_L4);
+
 	/* Write action table values */
 	act_tcam->dest = dest;
 	act_tcam->rss_en_mask = fbnic_flow_hash_2_rss_en_mask(fbn, hash_idx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_rpc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_rpc.c
index 7f31e890031c..42a186db43ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_rpc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_rpc.c
@@ -338,9 +338,8 @@ void fbnic_rss_reinit(struct fbnic_dev *fbd, struct fbnic_net *fbn)
 		else if (tstamp_mask & (1u << flow_type))
 			dest |= FBNIC_RPC_ACT_TBL0_TS_ENA;
 
-		if (act1_value[flow_type] & FBNIC_RPC_TCAM_ACT1_L4_VALID)
-			dest |= FIELD_PREP(FBNIC_RPC_ACT_TBL0_DMA_HINT,
-					   FBNIC_RCD_HDR_AL_DMA_HINT_L4);
+		dest |= FIELD_PREP(FBNIC_RPC_ACT_TBL0_DMA_HINT,
+				   FBNIC_RCD_HDR_AL_DMA_HINT_L4);
 
 		rss_en_mask = fbnic_flow_hash_2_rss_en_mask(fbn, flow_type);