diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
index b639a926ed42..d0b0436ea25c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmx.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
+#include "opt_rss.h"
+
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <net/if_media.h>
 #include <net/if_vlan_var.h>
 #include <net/iflib.h>
+#ifdef RSS
+#include <net/rss_config.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <netinet/in_systm.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
@@ -1140,8 +1145,11 @@ vmxnet3_reinit_rss_shared_data(struct vmxnet3_softc *sc)
 	struct vmxnet3_driver_shared *ds;
 	if_softc_ctx_t scctx;
 	struct vmxnet3_rss_shared *rss;
+#ifdef RSS
+	uint8_t rss_algo;
+#endif
 	int i;
-	
+
 	ds = sc->vmx_ds;
 	scctx = sc->vmx_scctx;
 	rss = sc->vmx_rss;
@@ -1152,10 +1160,29 @@ vmxnet3_reinit_rss_shared_data(struct vmxnet3_softc *sc)
 	rss->hash_func = UPT1_RSS_HASH_FUNC_TOEPLITZ;
 	rss->hash_key_size = UPT1_RSS_MAX_KEY_SIZE;
 	rss->ind_table_size = UPT1_RSS_MAX_IND_TABLE_SIZE;
-	memcpy(rss->hash_key, rss_key, UPT1_RSS_MAX_KEY_SIZE);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < UPT1_RSS_MAX_IND_TABLE_SIZE; i++)
-		rss->ind_table[i] = i % scctx->isc_nrxqsets;
+#ifdef RSS
+	/*
+	 * If the software RSS is configured to anything else other than
+	 * Toeplitz, then just do Toeplitz in "hardware" for the sake of
+	 * the packet distribution, but report the hash as opaque to
+	 * disengage from the software RSS.
+	 */
+	rss_algo = rss_gethashalgo();
+	if (rss_algo == RSS_HASH_TOEPLITZ) {
+		rss_getkey(rss->hash_key);
+		for (i = 0; i < UPT1_RSS_MAX_IND_TABLE_SIZE; i++) {
+			rss->ind_table[i] = rss_get_indirection_to_bucket(i) %
+			    scctx->isc_nrxqsets;
+		}
+		sc->vmx_flags |= VMXNET3_FLAG_SOFT_RSS;
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
+		memcpy(rss->hash_key, rss_key, UPT1_RSS_MAX_KEY_SIZE);
+		for (i = 0; i < UPT1_RSS_MAX_IND_TABLE_SIZE; i++)
+			rss->ind_table[i] = i % scctx->isc_nrxqsets;
+		sc->vmx_flags &= ~VMXNET3_FLAG_SOFT_RSS;
+	}
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1499,29 +1526,50 @@ vmxnet3_isc_rxd_pkt_get(void *vsc, if_rxd_info_t ri)
 	KASSERT(rxcd->sop, ("%s: expected sop", __func__));
 
 	/*
-	 * RSS and flow ID
+	 * RSS and flow ID.
+	 * Types other than M_HASHTYPE_NONE and M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE_HASH should
+	 * be used only if the software RSS is enabled and it uses the same
+	 * algorithm and the hash key as the "hardware".  If the software RSS
+	 * is not enabled, then it's simply pointless to use those types.
+	 * If it's enabled but with different parameters, then hash values will
+	 * not match.
 	 */
 	ri->iri_flowid = rxcd->rss_hash;
-	switch (rxcd->rss_type) {
-	case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_NONE:
-		ri->iri_flowid = ri->iri_qsidx;
-		ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_NONE;
-		break;
-	case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_IPV4:
-		ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_IPV4;
-		break;
-	case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_TCPIPV4:
-		ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_TCP_IPV4;
-		break;
-	case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_IPV6:
-		ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_IPV6;
-		break;
-	case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_TCPIPV6:
-		ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_TCP_IPV6;
-		break;
-	default:
-		ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE_HASH;
-		break;
+#ifdef RSS
+	if ((sc->vmx_flags & VMXNET3_FLAG_SOFT_RSS) != 0) {
+		switch (rxcd->rss_type) {
+		case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_NONE:
+			ri->iri_flowid = ri->iri_qsidx;
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_NONE;
+			break;
+		case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_IPV4:
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_IPV4;
+			break;
+		case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_TCPIPV4:
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_TCP_IPV4;
+			break;
+		case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_IPV6:
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_IPV6;
+			break;
+		case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_TCPIPV6:
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_RSS_TCP_IPV6;
+			break;
+		default:
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE_HASH;
+			break;
+		}
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
+		switch (rxcd->rss_type) {
+		case VMXNET3_RCD_RSS_TYPE_NONE:
+			ri->iri_flowid = ri->iri_qsidx;
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_NONE;
+			break;
+		default:
+			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE_HASH;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* VLAN */
diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h
index 7e231e8924c3..20e73af69004 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmxnet3/if_vmxvar.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ struct vmxnet3_softc {
 	struct vmxnet3_driver_shared	*vmx_ds;
 	uint32_t			 vmx_flags;
 #define VMXNET3_FLAG_RSS	0x0002
+#define VMXNET3_FLAG_SOFT_RSS	0x0004		/* Software RSS is enabled with
+						   compatible algorithm. */
 
 	struct vmxnet3_rxqueue		*vmx_rxq;
 	struct vmxnet3_txqueue		*vmx_txq;
diff --git a/sys/modules/vmware/vmxnet3/Makefile b/sys/modules/vmware/vmxnet3/Makefile
index 331c4dd4860a..073c9fd077d0 100644
--- a/sys/modules/vmware/vmxnet3/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/vmware/vmxnet3/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
 KMOD=	if_vmx
 SRCS=	if_vmx.c
 SRCS+=	bus_if.h device_if.h pci_if.h ifdi_if.h
-SRCS+=	opt_inet.h opt_inet6.h
+SRCS+=	opt_inet.h opt_inet6.h opt_rss.h
 
 .include <bsd.kmod.mk>