diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index c3736045e7af..a72d99fd7a2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,8 @@ static int mlx4_en_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, priv->tx_ring_num);
 	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, priv->rx_ring_num);
 
-	mlx4_en_setup_tc(dev, MLX4_EN_NUM_UP);
+	if (dev->num_tc)
+		mlx4_en_setup_tc(dev, MLX4_EN_NUM_UP);
 
 	en_warn(priv, "Using %d TX rings\n", priv->tx_ring_num);
 	en_warn(priv, "Using %d RX rings\n", priv->rx_ring_num);