diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 9c44739..e83fc8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@
 #endif /* I40E_FCOE */
 	u16 num_lan_qps;           /* num lan queues this PF has set up */
 	u16 num_lan_msix;          /* num queue vectors for the base PF vsi */
+	u16 num_fdsb_msix;         /* num queue vectors for sideband Fdir */
 	u16 num_iwarp_msix;        /* num of iwarp vectors for this PF */
 	int iwarp_base_vector;
 	int queues_left;           /* queues left unclaimed */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 3e394bf..a313194 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -7185,7 +7185,7 @@
 		vsi->alloc_queue_pairs = 1;
 		vsi->num_desc = ALIGN(I40E_FDIR_RING_COUNT,
 				      I40E_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
-		vsi->num_q_vectors = 1;
+		vsi->num_q_vectors = pf->num_fdsb_msix;
 		break;
 
 	case I40E_VSI_VMDQ2:
@@ -7569,9 +7569,11 @@
 	/* reserve one vector for sideband flow director */
 	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED) {
 		if (vectors_left) {
+			pf->num_fdsb_msix = 1;
 			v_budget++;
 			vectors_left--;
 		} else {
+			pf->num_fdsb_msix = 0;
 			pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED;
 		}
 	}
@@ -8590,7 +8592,9 @@
 		/* Enable filters and mark for reset */
 		if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED))
 			need_reset = true;
-		pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED;
+		/* enable FD_SB only if there is MSI-X vector */
+		if (pf->num_fdsb_msix > 0)
+			pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED;
 	} else {
 		/* turn off filters, mark for reset and clear SW filter list */
 		if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED) {