diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
index 1bfeee283ea9..a3ca406a3561 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
@@ -914,6 +914,8 @@ int efx_set_channels(struct efx_nic *efx)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if (xdp_queue_number)
+		efx->xdp_tx_queue_count = xdp_queue_number;
 
 	rc = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(efx->net_dev, efx->n_tx_channels);
 	if (rc)