diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
index 2fdcfb7d0..3ef5f300d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define ICE_MAX_RX_BURST            ICE_RXQ_REARM_THRESH
 #define ICE_TX_MAX_FREE_BUF_SZ      64
 #define ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP          4
+#define ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX	    8
 
 #define ICE_FDIR_PKT_LEN	512
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
index be50677c2..843e4f32a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx_vec_avx2.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ice_rxq_rearm(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq)
 			__m128i dma_addr0;
 
 			dma_addr0 = _mm_setzero_si128();
-			for (i = 0; i < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP; i++) {
+			for (i = 0; i < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX; i++) {
 				rxep[i].mbuf = &rxq->fake_mbuf;
 				_mm_store_si128((__m128i *)&rxdp[i].read,
 						dma_addr0);
@@ -132,12 +132,17 @@ ice_rxq_rearm(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq)
 	ICE_PCI_REG_WRITE(rxq->qrx_tail, rx_id);
 }
 
+/**
+ * vPMD raw receive routine, only accept(nb_pkts >= ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX)
+ *
+ * Notice:
+ * - nb_pkts < ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX, just return no packet
+ * - floor align nb_pkts to a ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX power-of-two
+ */
 static inline uint16_t
 _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 			    uint16_t nb_pkts, uint8_t *split_packet)
 {
-#define ICE_DESCS_PER_LOOP_AVX 8
-
 	const uint32_t *ptype_tbl = rxq->vsi->adapter->ptype_tbl;
 	const __m256i mbuf_init = _mm256_set_epi64x(0, 0,
 			0, rxq->mbuf_initializer);
@@ -603,10 +608,6 @@ _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)
@@ -616,8 +617,6 @@ 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
  */
 static uint16_t
 ice_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
@@ -626,6 +625,9 @@ ice_recv_scattered_burst_vec_avx2(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	struct ice_rx_queue *rxq = rx_queue;
 	uint8_t split_flags[ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST] = {0};
 
+	/* split_flags only can support max of ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST);
+
 	/* get some new buffers */
 	uint16_t nb_bufs = _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec_avx2(rxq, rx_pkts, nb_pkts,
 						       split_flags);
@@ -657,9 +659,6 @@ 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..c03e24092 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);
 
@@ -441,12 +439,6 @@ _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	return nb_pkts_recd;
 }
 
-/**
- * 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,
 		  uint16_t nb_pkts)
@@ -454,19 +446,19 @@ 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 single burst of 32 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};
 
+	/* split_flags only can support max of ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST */
+	nb_pkts = RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, ICE_VPMD_RX_BURST);
+
 	/* get some new buffers */
 	uint16_t nb_bufs = _ice_recv_raw_pkts_vec(rxq, rx_pkts, nb_pkts,
 						  split_flags);
@@ -496,6 +488,32 @@ 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)
