diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
index be50677c2..b7e624fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
@@ -603,10 +603,6 @@ _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return received;
 }
 
-/**
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- */
 uint16_t
 ice_recv_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		       uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -615,9 +611,7 @@ ice_recv_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 }
 
 /**
- * vPMD receive routine that reassembles single burst of 32 scattered packets
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
  */
 static uint16_t
 ice_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -657,9 +651,6 @@ ice_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
 /**
  * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
- * Main receive routine that can handle arbitrary burst sizes
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
  */
 uint16_t
 ice_recv_scattered_pkts_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 382ef31f3..25ae368cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -205,10 +205,11 @@ ice_rx_desc_to_ptype_v(__m128i descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 }
 
 /**
+ * vPMD raw receive routine, only accept(nb_pkts >= ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP)
+ *
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
+ * - floor align nb_pkts to a ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP power-of-two
  */
 static inline uint16_t
 _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -264,9 +265,6 @@ _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	const __m128i eop_check = _mm_set_epi64x(0x0000000200000002LL,
 						 0x0000000200000002LL);
 
-	/* nb_pkts shall be less equal than ICE_MAX_RX_BURST */
-	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, ICE_MAX_RX_BURST);
-
 	/* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP */
 	nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP);
 
@@ -444,8 +442,6 @@ _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 /**
  * Notice:
  * - nb_pkts < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
  */
 uint16_t
 ice_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -454,15 +450,12 @@ ice_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec(rx_queue, rx_pkts, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
-/* vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
- * Notice:
- * - nb_pkts < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP, just return no packet
- * - nb_pkts > ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST, only scan ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST
- *   numbers of DD bits
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets
  */
-uint16_t
-ice_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
-			    uint16_t nb_pkts)
+static uint16_t
+ice_recv_scattered_burst_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			     uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
 	struct ice_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
 	uint8_t split_flags[ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST] = {0};
@@ -496,6 +489,32 @@ ice_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 					     &split_flags[i]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vPMD receive routine that reassembles scattered packets.
+ */
+uint16_t
+ice_recv_scattered_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+			    uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	uint16_t retval = 0;
+
+	while (nb_pkts > ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST) {
+		uint16_t burst;
+
+		burst = ice_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						     rx_pkts + retval,
+						     ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST);
+		retval += burst;
+		nb_pkts -= burst;
+		if (burst < ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return retval + ice_recv_scattered_burst_vec(rx_queue,
+						     rx_pkts + retval,
+						     nb_pkts);
+}
+
 static inline void
 ice_vtx1(volatile struct ice_tx_desc *txdp, struct rte_mbuf *pkt,
 	 uint64_t flags)
