diff --git a/hw/net/igb_core.c b/hw/net/igb_core.c
index 464a41d..dbd1192 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/igb_core.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,6 @@
     struct virtio_net_hdr *vhdr;
     bool hasip4, hasip6;
     EthL4HdrProto l4hdr_proto;
-    uint32_t pkt_type;
 
     *status_flags = E1000_RXD_STAT_DD;
 
@@ -1266,28 +1265,29 @@
         trace_e1000e_rx_metadata_ack();
     }
 
-    if (hasip6 && (core->mac[RFCTL] & E1000_RFCTL_IPV6_DIS)) {
-        trace_e1000e_rx_metadata_ipv6_filtering_disabled();
-        pkt_type = E1000_RXD_PKT_MAC;
-    } else if (l4hdr_proto == ETH_L4_HDR_PROTO_TCP ||
-               l4hdr_proto == ETH_L4_HDR_PROTO_UDP) {
-        pkt_type = hasip4 ? E1000_RXD_PKT_IP4_XDP : E1000_RXD_PKT_IP6_XDP;
-    } else if (hasip4 || hasip6) {
-        pkt_type = hasip4 ? E1000_RXD_PKT_IP4 : E1000_RXD_PKT_IP6;
-    } else {
-        pkt_type = E1000_RXD_PKT_MAC;
-    }
-
-    trace_e1000e_rx_metadata_pkt_type(pkt_type);
-
     if (pkt_info) {
-        if (rss_info->enabled) {
-            *pkt_info = rss_info->type;
+        *pkt_info = rss_info->enabled ? rss_info->type : 0;
+
+        if (hasip4) {
+            *pkt_info |= E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_IP4;
         }
 
-        *pkt_info |= (pkt_type << 4);
-    } else {
-        *status_flags |= E1000_RXD_PKT_TYPE(pkt_type);
+        if (hasip6) {
+            *pkt_info |= E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_IP6;
+        }
+
+        switch (l4hdr_proto) {
+        case ETH_L4_HDR_PROTO_TCP:
+            *pkt_info |= E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_TCP;
+            break;
+
+        case ETH_L4_HDR_PROTO_UDP:
+            *pkt_info |= E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_UDP;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     if (hdr_info) {
diff --git a/hw/net/igb_regs.h b/hw/net/igb_regs.h
index c5c5b3c..21ee9a3 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_regs.h
+++ b/hw/net/igb_regs.h
@@ -641,6 +641,11 @@
 
 #define E1000_STATUS_NUM_VFS_SHIFT 14
 
+#define E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_IP4 BIT(4)
+#define E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_IP6 BIT(6)
+#define E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_TCP BIT(8)
+#define E1000_ADVRXD_PKT_UDP BIT(9)
+
 static inline uint8_t igb_ivar_entry_rx(uint8_t i)
 {
     return i < 8 ? i * 4 : (i - 8) * 4 + 2;