diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 95f2ceb..4c1a494 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 		dev->data->rx_queues = rte_zmalloc("ethdev->rx_queues",
 				sizeof(dev->data->rx_queues[0]) * nb_queues,
 				RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-		if (dev->data->rx_queues == NULL) {
+		if (dev->data->rx_queues == NULL && nb_queues > 0) {
 			dev->data->nb_rx_queues = 0;
 			return -(ENOMEM);
 		}
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 		dev->data->tx_queues = rte_zmalloc("ethdev->tx_queues",
 				sizeof(dev->data->tx_queues[0]) * nb_queues,
 				RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-		if (dev->data->tx_queues == NULL) {
+		if (dev->data->tx_queues == NULL && nb_queues > 0) {
 			dev->data->nb_tx_queues = 0;
 			return -(ENOMEM);
 		}
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		      const struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 
 	if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active != 0) {
 		/* check multi-queue mode */
@@ -524,11 +525,33 @@ rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 			return (-EINVAL);
 		}
 
+		if ((dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB) &&
+			(dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB)) {
+			enum rte_eth_nb_pools rx_pools =
+						dev_conf->rx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_conf.nb_queue_pools;
+			enum rte_eth_nb_pools tx_pools =
+						dev_conf->tx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_tx_conf.nb_queue_pools;
+
+			if (rx_pools != tx_pools) {
+				/* Only equal number of pools is supported when
+				 * DCB+VMDq in SRIOV */
+				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%" PRIu8
+						" SRIOV active, DCB+VMDQ mode, "
+						"number of rx and tx pools is not eqaul\n",
+						port_id);
+				return (-EINVAL);
+			}
+		}
+
+		uint16_t nb_rx_q_per_pool = RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_rx_q_per_pool;
+		uint16_t nb_tx_q_per_pool = RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_tx_q_per_pool;
+
 		switch (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode) {
-		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS:
 		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB:
+			break;
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS:
 		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB_RSS:
-			/* DCB/RSS VMDQ in SRIOV mode, not implement yet */
+			/* RSS, DCB+RSS VMDQ in SRIOV mode, not implement yet */
 			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%" PRIu8
 					" SRIOV active, "
 					"unsupported VMDQ mq_mode rx %u\n",
@@ -537,37 +560,32 @@ rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		default: /* ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY or ETH_MQ_RX_NONE */
 			/* if nothing mq mode configure, use default scheme */
 			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY;
-			if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool > 1)
-				RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool = 1;
+			if (nb_rx_q_per_pool > 1)
+				nb_rx_q_per_pool = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 
 		switch (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode) {
-		case ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB:
-			/* DCB VMDQ in SRIOV mode, not implement yet */
-			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%" PRIu8
-					" SRIOV active, "
-					"unsupported VMDQ mq_mode tx %u\n",
-					port_id, dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode);
-			return (-EINVAL);
+		case ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB: /* DCB VMDQ in SRIOV mode*/
+			break;
 		default: /* ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY or ETH_MQ_TX_NONE */
 			/* if nothing mq mode configure, use default scheme */
 			dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY;
-			if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool > 1)
-				RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool = 1;
+			if (nb_tx_q_per_pool > 1)
+				nb_tx_q_per_pool = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 
 		/* check valid queue number */
-		if ((nb_rx_q > RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool) ||
-		    (nb_tx_q > RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool)) {
+		if (nb_rx_q > nb_rx_q_per_pool || nb_tx_q > nb_tx_q_per_pool) {
 			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d SRIOV active, "
-				    "queue number must less equal to %d\n",
-					port_id, RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool);
+				    "rx/tx queue number must less equal to %d/%d\n",
+					port_id, RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_rx_q_per_pool,
+					RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_tx_q_per_pool);
 			return (-EINVAL);
 		}
 	} else {
-		/* For vmdb+dcb mode check our configuration before we go further */
+		/* For vmdq+dcb mode check our configuration before we go further */
 		if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB) {
 			const struct rte_eth_vmdq_dcb_conf *conf;
 
@@ -606,11 +624,20 @@ rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 			}
 		}
 
+		/* For DCB we need to obtain maximum number of queues dinamically,
+		 * as this depends on max VF exported in PF */
+		if ((dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_DCB) ||
+			(dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_DCB)) {
+
+				FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->dev_infos_get, -ENOTSUP);
+				(*dev->dev_ops->dev_infos_get)(dev, &dev_info);
+		}
+
 		/* For DCB mode check our configuration before we go further */
 		if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_DCB) {
 			const struct rte_eth_dcb_rx_conf *conf;
 
-			if (nb_rx_q != ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES) {
+			if (nb_rx_q != dev_info.max_rx_queues) {
 				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d DCB, nb_rx_q "
 						"!= %d\n",
 						port_id, ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES);
@@ -630,7 +657,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		if (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_DCB) {
 			const struct rte_eth_dcb_tx_conf *conf;
 
-			if (nb_tx_q != ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES) {
+			if (nb_tx_q != dev_info.max_tx_queues) {
 				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d DCB, nb_tx_q "
 						"!= %d\n",
 						port_id, ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES);
@@ -690,7 +717,10 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 	}
 	if (nb_rx_q == 0) {
 		PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d nb_rx_q == 0\n", port_id);
-		return (-EINVAL);
+		/* In SRIOV there can be no free resource for PF. So permit use only
+		 * for configuration. */
+		if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active == 0)
+			return (-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	if (nb_tx_q > dev_info.max_tx_queues) {
@@ -698,9 +728,13 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 				port_id, nb_tx_q, dev_info.max_tx_queues);
 		return (-EINVAL);
 	}
+
 	if (nb_tx_q == 0) {
 		PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d nb_tx_q == 0\n", port_id);
-		return (-EINVAL);
+		/* In SRIOV there can be no free resource for PF. So permit use only
+		 * for configuration. */
+		if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active == 0)
+			return (-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	/* Copy the dev_conf parameter into the dev structure */
@@ -750,7 +784,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 							ETHER_MAX_LEN;
 	}
 
-	/* multipe queue mode checking */
+	/* multiple queue mode checking */
 	diag = rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(port_id, nb_rx_q, nb_tx_q, dev_conf);
 	if (diag != 0) {
 		PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("port%d rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode = %d\n",
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index ce0528f..04fda83 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ enum rte_eth_rx_mq_mode {
 enum rte_eth_tx_mq_mode {
 	ETH_MQ_TX_NONE    = 0,  /**< It is in neither DCB nor VT mode. */
 	ETH_MQ_TX_DCB,          /**< For TX side,only DCB is on. */
-	ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB,	/**< For TX side,both DCB and VT is on. */
+	ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB,     /**< For TX side,both DCB and VT is on. */
 	ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY,    /**< Only VT on, no DCB */
 };
 
@@ -1569,7 +1569,8 @@ struct rte_eth_dev {
 
 struct rte_eth_dev_sriov {
 	uint8_t active;               /**< SRIOV is active with 16, 32 or 64 pools */
-	uint8_t nb_q_per_pool;        /**< rx queue number per pool */
+	uint8_t nb_rx_q_per_pool;        /**< rx queue number per pool */
+	uint8_t nb_tx_q_per_pool;        /**< tx queue number per pool */
 	uint16_t def_vmdq_idx;        /**< Default pool num used for PF */
 	uint16_t def_pool_q_idx;      /**< Default pool queue start reg index */
 };
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_pf.c b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_pf.c
index bc3816a..9d2f858 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_pf.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_pf.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ void igb_pf_host_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		rte_panic("Cannot allocate memory for private VF data\n");
 
 	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).active = ETH_8_POOLS;
-	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_q_per_pool = nb_queue;
+	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_rx_q_per_pool = nb_queue;
+	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_tx_q_per_pool = nb_queue;
 	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).def_vmdq_idx = vf_num;
 	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).def_pool_q_idx = (uint16_t)(vf_num * nb_queue);
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 3fc3738..347f03c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -3555,14 +3555,14 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vf,
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct ixgbe_vf_info *vfinfo =
 		*(IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_P_VFDATA(dev->data->dev_private));
-	uint8_t  nb_q_per_pool = RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool;
+	uint8_t  nb_tx_q_per_pool = RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_tx_q_per_pool;
 	uint32_t queue_stride =
 		IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM / RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active;
 	uint32_t queue_idx = vf * queue_stride, idx = 0, vf_idx;
-	uint32_t queue_end = queue_idx + nb_q_per_pool - 1;
+	uint32_t tx_queue_end = queue_idx + nb_tx_q_per_pool - 1;
 	uint16_t total_rate = 0;
 
-	if (queue_end >= hw->mac.max_tx_queues)
+	if (tx_queue_end >= hw->mac.max_tx_queues)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (vfinfo != NULL) {
@@ -3577,7 +3577,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vf,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Store tx_rate for this vf. */
-	for (idx = 0; idx < nb_q_per_pool; idx++) {
+	for (idx = 0; idx < nb_tx_q_per_pool; idx++) {
 		if (((uint64_t)0x1 << idx) & q_msk) {
 			if (vfinfo[vf].tx_rate[idx] != tx_rate)
 				vfinfo[vf].tx_rate[idx] = tx_rate;
@@ -3595,7 +3595,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vf,
 	}
 
 	/* Set RTTBCNRC of each queue/pool for vf X  */
-	for (; queue_idx <= queue_end; queue_idx++) {
+	for (; queue_idx <= tx_queue_end; queue_idx++) {
 		if (0x1 & q_msk)
 			ixgbe_set_queue_rate_limit(dev, queue_idx, tx_rate);
 		q_msk = q_msk >> 1;
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
index ca99170..ebf16e9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ struct ixgbe_vf_info {
 	uint16_t tx_rate[IXGBE_MAX_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VF];
 	uint16_t vlan_count;
 	uint8_t spoofchk_enabled;
+	unsigned int vf_api;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
index 51da1fd..4d30bcf 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ void ixgbe_pf_host_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).active = ETH_16_POOLS;
 	}
 
-	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_q_per_pool = nb_queue;
+	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_rx_q_per_pool = nb_queue;
+	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_tx_q_per_pool = nb_queue;
 	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).def_vmdq_idx = vf_num;
 	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).def_pool_q_idx = (uint16_t)(vf_num * nb_queue);
 
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ int ixgbe_pf_host_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	hw->mac.ops.set_vmdq(hw, 0, RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).def_vmdq_idx);
 
 	/*
-	 * SW msut set GCR_EXT.VT_Mode the same as GPIE.VT_Mode
+	 * SW must set GCR_EXT.VT_Mode the same as GPIE.VT_Mode
 	 */
 	gcr_ext = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_GCR_EXT);
 	gcr_ext &= ~IXGBE_GCR_EXT_VT_MODE_MASK;
@@ -214,19 +215,19 @@ int ixgbe_pf_host_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_GCR_EXT, gcr_ext);
-        IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_GPIE, gpie);
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_GPIE, gpie);
 
-        /*
+	/*
 	 * enable vlan filtering and allow all vlan tags through
 	 */
-        vlanctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL);
-        vlanctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE ; /* enable vlan filters */
-        IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL, vlanctrl);
+	vlanctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL);
+	vlanctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE ; /* enable vlan filters */
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL, vlanctrl);
 
-        /* VFTA - enable all vlan filters */
-        for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_MAX_VFTA; i++) {
-                IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFTA(i), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-        }
+	/* VFTA - enable all vlan filters */
+	for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_MAX_VFTA; i++) {
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFTA(i), 0xFFFFFFFF);
+	}
 
 	/* Enable MAC Anti-Spoofing */
 	hw->mac.ops.set_mac_anti_spoofing(hw, FALSE, vf_num);
@@ -369,6 +370,73 @@ ixgbe_vf_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vf, uint32_t *msgbuf)
 }
 
 static int
+ixgbe_negotiate_vf_api(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t vf, uint32_t *msgbuf)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_vf_info *vfinfo =
+		*(IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_P_VFDATA(dev->data->dev_private));
+	int api = msgbuf[1];
+
+	switch (api) {
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_10:
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_11:
+		vfinfo[vf].vf_api = api;
+		return 0;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, PMD, "VF %d requested invalid api version %u\n", vf, api);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+ixgbe_get_vf_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t vf, uint32_t *msgbuf)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_vf_info *vfinfo =
+		*(IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_P_VFDATA(dev->data->dev_private));
+	struct ixgbe_dcb_config *dcb_cfg =
+			IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_DCB_CFG(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	uint8_t num_tcs = dcb_cfg->num_tcs.pg_tcs;
+
+	/* verify the PF is supporting the correct APIs */
+	switch (vfinfo[vf].vf_api) {
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_10:
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_11:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active) {
+		if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB)
+			msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_TX_QUEUES] = num_tcs;
+		else
+			msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_TX_QUEUES] = 1;
+
+		if (dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB)
+			msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_RX_QUEUES] = num_tcs;
+		else
+			msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_RX_QUEUES] = 1;
+	}	else {
+		/* only allow 1 Tx queue for bandwidth limiting */
+		msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_TX_QUEUES] = 1;
+		msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_RX_QUEUES] = 1;
+	}
+
+	/* notify VF of need for VLAN tag stripping, and correct queue */
+	if (num_tcs)
+		msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_TRANS_VLAN] = num_tcs;
+	else
+		msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_TRANS_VLAN] = 0;
+
+	/* notify VF of default queue */
+	msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_DEF_QUEUE] = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 ixgbe_vf_set_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t vf, uint32_t *msgbuf)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
@@ -512,6 +580,12 @@ ixgbe_rcv_msg_from_vf(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vf)
 	case IXGBE_VF_SET_VLAN:
 		retval = ixgbe_vf_set_vlan(dev, vf, msgbuf);
 		break;
+	case IXGBE_VF_API_NEGOTIATE:
+		retval = ixgbe_negotiate_vf_api(dev, vf, msgbuf);
+		break;
+	case IXGBE_VF_GET_QUEUES:
+		retval = ixgbe_get_vf_queues(dev, vf, msgbuf);
+		break;
 	default:
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Unhandled Msg %8.8x", (unsigned)msgbuf[0]);
 		retval = IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
@@ -526,7 +600,7 @@ ixgbe_rcv_msg_from_vf(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vf)
 
 	msgbuf[0] |= IXGBE_VT_MSGTYPE_CTS;
 
-	ixgbe_write_mbx(hw, msgbuf, 1, vf);
+	ixgbe_write_mbx(hw, msgbuf, mbx_size, vf);
 
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index e10d6a2..49b44fe 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -3166,10 +3166,9 @@ void ixgbe_configure_dcb(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	/* check support mq_mode for DCB */
 	if ((dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode != ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB) &&
-	    (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode != ETH_MQ_RX_DCB))
-		return;
-
-	if (dev->data->nb_rx_queues != ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES)
+	    (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode != ETH_MQ_RX_DCB) &&
+	    (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode != ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB) &&
+	    (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode != ETH_MQ_TX_DCB))
 		return;
 
 	/** Configure DCB hardware **/
