diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
index 6862a017e..d26b13c33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ desc_to_ptype_v(vector unsigned long descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
  /* Notice:
   * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
-  * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
-  *   numbers of DD bits
   */
 static inline uint16_t
 _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -214,9 +212,6 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		};
 	vector unsigned long dd_check, eop_check;
 
-	/* nb_pkts shall be less equal than RTE_I40E_MAX_RX_BURST */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, RTE_I40E_MAX_RX_BURST);
-
 	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP */
 	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP);
 
@@ -447,11 +442,10 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return nb_pkts_recd;
 }
 
- /* Notice:
-  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
-  * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
-  *   numbers of DD bits
-  */
+/**
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
+ */
 uint16_t
 i40e_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		   uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -459,15 +453,14 @@ i40e_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _recv_raw_pkts_vec(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
- /* vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
-  * Notice:
-  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
-  * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
-  *   numbers of DD bits
-  */
-uint16_t
-i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
+ */
+static uint16_t
+i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			      uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
 	uint8_t split_flags[RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST] = {0};
@@ -500,6 +493,35 @@ i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		&split_flags[i]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
+ * Main receive routine that can handle arbitrary burst sizes
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
+ */
+uint16_t
+i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	uint16_t retval = 0;
+
+	while (nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST) {
+		uint16_t burst;
+
+		burst = i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST);
+		retval += burst;
+		nb_pkts -= burst;
+		if (burst < RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return retval + i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      nb_pkts);
+}
+
 static inline void
 vtx1(volatile struct i40e_tx_desc *txdp,
 	struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint64_t flags)
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
index 3bcef1363..b3d3153f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return received;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
  */
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ i40e_recv_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * vPMD receive routine that reassembles single burst of 32 scattered packets
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		&split_flags[i]);
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
  * Main receive routine that can handle arbitrary burst sizes
  * Notice:
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
index 6f874e45b..5cbef7f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ desc_to_ptype_v(uint64x2_t descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **__rte_restrict rx_pkts,
  /*
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
  */
 static inline uint16_t
 _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *__rte_restrict rxq,
@@ -230,9 +228,6 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *__rte_restrict rxq,
 		0, 0, 0       /* ignore non-length fields */
 		};
 
-	/* nb_pkts shall be less equal than RTE_I40E_MAX_RX_BURST */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, RTE_I40E_MAX_RX_BURST);
-
 	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP */
 	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP);
 
@@ -426,11 +421,9 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *__rte_restrict rxq,
 	return nb_pkts_recd;
 }
 
- /*
+/**
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
  */
 uint16_t
 i40e_recv_pkts_vec(void *__rte_restrict rx_queue,
@@ -439,15 +432,14 @@ i40e_recv_pkts_vec(void *__rte_restrict rx_queue,
 	return _recv_raw_pkts_vec(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
- /* vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
  */
-uint16_t
-i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
+static uint16_t
+i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			      uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 
 	struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
@@ -482,6 +474,35 @@ i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		&split_flags[i]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
+ * Main receive routine that can handle arbitrary burst sizes
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
+ */
+uint16_t
+i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	uint16_t retval = 0;
+
+	while (nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST) {
+		uint16_t burst;
+
+		burst = i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST);
+		retval += burst;
+		nb_pkts -= burst;
+		if (burst < RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return retval + i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      nb_pkts);
+}
+
 static inline void
 vtx1(volatile struct i40e_tx_desc *txdp,
 		struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint64_t flags)
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 698518349..6a4bd4f45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -342,11 +342,9 @@ desc_to_ptype_v(__m128i descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	rx_pkts[3]->packet_type = ptype_tbl[_mm_extract_epi8(ptype1, 8)];
 }
 
- /*
+/**
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
  */
 static inline uint16_t
 _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -378,9 +376,6 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			offsetof(struct rte_mbuf, rx_descriptor_fields1) + 8);
 	__m128i dd_check, eop_check;
 
-	/* nb_pkts shall be less equal than RTE_I40E_MAX_RX_BURST */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, RTE_I40E_MAX_RX_BURST);
-
 	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP */
 	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP);
 
@@ -592,11 +587,9 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return nb_pkts_recd;
 }
 
- /*
+/**
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
  */
 uint16_t
 i40e_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -605,15 +598,14 @@ i40e_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _recv_raw_pkts_vec(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
- /* vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
  */
-uint16_t
-i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
+static uint16_t
+i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			      uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 
 	struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
@@ -648,6 +640,35 @@ i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		&split_flags[i]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
+ * Main receive routine that can handle arbitrary burst sizes
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
+ */
+uint16_t
+i40e_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	uint16_t retval = 0;
+
+	while (nb_pkts > RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST) {
+		uint16_t burst;
+
+		burst = i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST);
+		retval += burst;
+		nb_pkts -= burst;
+		if (burst < RTE_I40E_VPMD_RX_BURST)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return retval + i40e_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						      rx_pkts + retval,
+						      nb_pkts);
+}
+
 static inline void
 vtx1(volatile struct i40e_tx_desc *txdp,
 		struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint64_t flags)
