diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index ee7c753e9ea0..dc456a222c48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2897,6 +2897,17 @@ static void mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(struct net_device *netdev)
 		netdev_set_tc_queue(netdev, tc, nch, 0);
 }
 
+static void mlx5e_update_netdev_queues(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	int num_txqs = priv->channels.num * priv->channels.params.num_tc;
+	int num_rxqs = priv->channels.num * priv->profile->rq_groups;
+	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
+
+	mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(netdev);
+	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, num_txqs);
+	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, num_rxqs);
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_build_txq_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	int i, ch;
@@ -2918,13 +2929,7 @@ static void mlx5e_build_txq_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 void mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	int num_txqs = priv->channels.num * priv->channels.params.num_tc;
-	int num_rxqs = priv->channels.num * priv->profile->rq_groups;
-	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
-
-	mlx5e_netdev_set_tcs(netdev);
-	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, num_txqs);
-	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, num_rxqs);
+	mlx5e_update_netdev_queues(priv);
 
 	mlx5e_build_txq_maps(priv);
 	mlx5e_activate_channels(&priv->channels);