diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
index f4919e7ee77b..032b8c0bd788 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ int efx_probe_interrupts(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		efx->n_channels = 1;
 		efx->n_rx_channels = 1;
 		efx->n_tx_channels = 1;
+		efx->tx_channel_offset = 0;
 		efx->n_xdp_channels = 0;
 		efx->xdp_channel_offset = efx->n_channels;
 		rc = pci_enable_msi(efx->pci_dev);
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ int efx_probe_interrupts(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		efx->n_channels = 1 + (efx_separate_tx_channels ? 1 : 0);
 		efx->n_rx_channels = 1;
 		efx->n_tx_channels = 1;
+		efx->tx_channel_offset = 1;
 		efx->n_xdp_channels = 0;
 		efx->xdp_channel_offset = efx->n_channels;
 		efx->legacy_irq = efx->pci_dev->irq;
@@ -954,10 +956,6 @@ int efx_set_channels(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	struct efx_channel *channel;
 	int rc;
 
-	efx->tx_channel_offset =
-		efx_separate_tx_channels ?
-		efx->n_channels - efx->n_tx_channels : 0;
-
 	if (efx->xdp_tx_queue_count) {
 		EFX_WARN_ON_PARANOID(efx->xdp_tx_queues);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
index 318db906a154..723bbeea5d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static inline bool efx_channel_is_xdp_tx(struct efx_channel *channel)
 
 static inline bool efx_channel_has_tx_queues(struct efx_channel *channel)
 {
-	return true;
+	return channel && channel->channel >= channel->efx->tx_channel_offset;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int efx_channel_num_tx_queues(struct efx_channel *channel)