diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 4d478e79d424..338dbd03ff58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4045,6 +4045,50 @@ static void bnxt_hwrm_ring_free(struct bnxt *bp, bool close_path)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Caller must hold bp->hwrm_cmd_lock */
+int __bnxt_hwrm_get_tx_rings(struct bnxt *bp, u16 fid, int *tx_rings)
+{
+	struct hwrm_func_qcfg_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
+	struct hwrm_func_qcfg_input req = {0};
+	int rc;
+
+	if (bp->hwrm_spec_code < 0x10601)
+		return 0;
+
+	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_FUNC_QCFG, -1, -1);
+	req.fid = cpu_to_le16(fid);
+	rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+	if (!rc)
+		*tx_rings = le16_to_cpu(resp->alloc_tx_rings);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int bnxt_hwrm_reserve_tx_rings(struct bnxt *bp, int *tx_rings)
+{
+	struct hwrm_func_cfg_input req = {0};
+	int rc;
+
+	if (bp->hwrm_spec_code < 0x10601)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (BNXT_VF(bp))
+		return 0;
+
+	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_FUNC_CFG, -1, -1);
+	req.fid = cpu_to_le16(0xffff);
+	req.enables = cpu_to_le32(FUNC_CFG_REQ_ENABLES_NUM_TX_RINGS);
+	req.num_tx_rings = cpu_to_le16(*tx_rings);
+	rc = hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+	rc = __bnxt_hwrm_get_tx_rings(bp, 0xffff, tx_rings);
+	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static void bnxt_hwrm_set_coal_params(struct bnxt *bp, u32 max_bufs,
 	u32 buf_tmrs, u16 flags,
 	struct hwrm_ring_cmpl_ring_cfg_aggint_params_input *req)
@@ -6509,10 +6553,16 @@ int bnxt_setup_mq_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 		sh = true;
 
 	if (tc) {
-		int max_rx_rings, max_tx_rings, rc;
+		int max_rx_rings, max_tx_rings, req_tx_rings, rsv_tx_rings, rc;
 
+		req_tx_rings = bp->tx_nr_rings_per_tc * tc;
 		rc = bnxt_get_max_rings(bp, &max_rx_rings, &max_tx_rings, sh);
-		if (rc || bp->tx_nr_rings_per_tc * tc > max_tx_rings)
+		if (rc || req_tx_rings > max_tx_rings)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		rsv_tx_rings = req_tx_rings;
+		if (bnxt_hwrm_reserve_tx_rings(bp, &rsv_tx_rings) ||
+		    rsv_tx_rings < req_tx_rings)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -7000,6 +7050,11 @@ static int bnxt_set_dflt_rings(struct bnxt *bp)
 		return rc;
 	bp->rx_nr_rings = min_t(int, dflt_rings, max_rx_rings);
 	bp->tx_nr_rings_per_tc = min_t(int, dflt_rings, max_tx_rings);
+
+	rc = bnxt_hwrm_reserve_tx_rings(bp, &bp->tx_nr_rings_per_tc);
+	if (rc)
+		netdev_warn(bp->dev, "Unable to reserve tx rings\n");
+
 	bp->tx_nr_rings = bp->tx_nr_rings_per_tc;
 	bp->cp_nr_rings = sh ? max_t(int, bp->tx_nr_rings, bp->rx_nr_rings) :
 			       bp->tx_nr_rings + bp->rx_nr_rings;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 75803e5f3bf5..d174729de761 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -1149,6 +1149,8 @@ int hwrm_send_message_silent(struct bnxt *, void *, u32, int);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_rgtr_async_events(struct bnxt *bp, unsigned long *bmap,
 				     int bmap_size);
 int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, u16 vnic_id);
+int __bnxt_hwrm_get_tx_rings(struct bnxt *bp, u16 fid, int *tx_rings);
+int bnxt_hwrm_reserve_tx_rings(struct bnxt *bp, int *tx_rings);
 int bnxt_hwrm_set_coal(struct bnxt *);
 unsigned int bnxt_get_max_func_stat_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_set_max_func_stat_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp, unsigned int max);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index e6b11969c9a0..dd21be4a5fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int max_rx_rings, max_tx_rings, tcs;
+	int req_tx_rings, rsv_tx_rings;
 	u32 rc = 0;
 	bool sh = false;
 
@@ -423,6 +424,20 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 		    channel->tx_count > max_tx_rings))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	req_tx_rings = sh ? channel->combined_count : channel->tx_count;
+	req_tx_rings = min_t(int, req_tx_rings, max_tx_rings);
+	if (tcs > 1)
+		req_tx_rings *= tcs;
+
+	rsv_tx_rings = req_tx_rings;
+	if (bnxt_hwrm_reserve_tx_rings(bp, &rsv_tx_rings))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (rsv_tx_rings < req_tx_rings) {
+		netdev_warn(dev, "Unable to allocate the requested tx rings\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	if (netif_running(dev)) {
 		if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
 			/* TODO CHIMP_FW: Send message to all VF's
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
index 0c9f6c1db546..64ef0e5dad8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_func_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, int num_vfs)
 	u16 vf_ring_grps;
 	struct hwrm_func_cfg_input req = {0};
 	struct bnxt_pf_info *pf = &bp->pf;
+	int total_vf_tx_rings = 0;
 
 	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_FUNC_CFG, -1, -1);
 
@@ -460,6 +461,8 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_func_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, int num_vfs)
 
 	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < num_vfs; i++) {
+		int vf_tx_rsvd = vf_tx_rings;
+
 		req.fid = cpu_to_le16(pf->first_vf_id + i);
 		rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req),
 					HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
@@ -467,10 +470,15 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_func_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, int num_vfs)
 			break;
 		pf->active_vfs = i + 1;
 		pf->vf[i].fw_fid = le16_to_cpu(req.fid);
+		rc = __bnxt_hwrm_get_tx_rings(bp, pf->vf[i].fw_fid,
+					      &vf_tx_rsvd);
+		if (rc)
+			break;
+		total_vf_tx_rings += vf_tx_rsvd;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 	if (!rc) {
-		pf->max_tx_rings -= vf_tx_rings * num_vfs;
+		pf->max_tx_rings -= total_vf_tx_rings;
 		pf->max_rx_rings -= vf_rx_rings * num_vfs;
 		pf->max_hw_ring_grps -= vf_ring_grps * num_vfs;
 		pf->max_cp_rings -= vf_cp_rings * num_vfs;