diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
index fde8fe4ecc..2b576f0891 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ struct roc_nix {
 	bool custom_sa_action;
 	bool local_meta_aura_ena;
 	uint32_t meta_buf_sz;
+	bool force_rx_aura_bp;
 	/* End of input parameters */
 	/* LMT line base for "Per Core Tx LMT line" mode*/
 	uintptr_t lmt_base;
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c
index 98dd9a9e66..bbc27a6421 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ nix_fc_rq_config_set(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, struct roc_nix_fc_cfg *fc_cfg)
 			pool_drop_pct = ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH;
 
 		roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(roc_nix, fc_cfg->rq_cfg.pool,
-				      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable, true,
-				      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc, fc_cfg->rq_cfg.pool_drop_pct);
+				      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable, roc_nix->force_rx_aura_bp,
+				      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc, pool_drop_pct);
 
 		if (roc_nix->local_meta_aura_ena && roc_nix->meta_aura_handle)
 			roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(roc_nix, roc_nix->meta_aura_handle,
-					      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable, true, fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc,
-					      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.pool_drop_pct);
+					      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable, roc_nix->force_rx_aura_bp,
+					      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc, pool_drop_pct);
 	}
 
 	/* Copy RQ config to CQ config as they are occupying same area */
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id, uint8_t ena, ui
 	struct npa_aq_enq_rsp *rsp;
 	uint8_t bp_thresh, bp_intf;
 	struct mbox *mbox;
-	int rc;
+	uint16_t bpid;
+	int rc, i;
 
 	if (roc_nix_is_sdp(roc_nix))
 		return;
@@ -522,34 +523,25 @@ roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id, uint8_t ena, ui
 	bp_intf = 1 << nix->is_nix1;
 	bp_thresh = NIX_RQ_AURA_THRESH(drop_percent, rsp->aura.limit >> rsp->aura.shift);
 
+	bpid = (rsp->aura.bp_ena & 0x1) ? rsp->aura.nix0_bpid : rsp->aura.nix1_bpid;
 	/* BP is already enabled. */
 	if (rsp->aura.bp_ena && ena) {
-		uint16_t bpid =
-			(rsp->aura.bp_ena & 0x1) ? rsp->aura.nix0_bpid : rsp->aura.nix1_bpid;
-
 		/* Disable BP if BPIDs don't match and couldn't add new BPID. */
 		if (bpid != nix->bpid[tc]) {
 			uint16_t bpid_new = NIX_BPID_INVALID;
 
-			if ((nix_rx_chan_multi_bpid_cfg(roc_nix, tc, bpid, &bpid_new) < 0) &&
-			    !force) {
-				plt_info("Disabling BP/FC on aura 0x%" PRIx64
-					 " as it shared across ports or tc",
+			if (force && !nix_rx_chan_multi_bpid_cfg(roc_nix, tc, bpid, &bpid_new)) {
+				plt_info("Setting up shared BPID on shared aura 0x%" PRIx64,
 					 pool_id);
 
-				if (roc_npa_aura_bp_configure(pool_id, 0, 0, 0, false))
-					plt_nix_dbg(
-						"Disabling backpressue failed on aura 0x%" PRIx64,
-						pool_id);
-			}
-
-			/* Configure Aura with new BPID if it is allocated. */
-			if (bpid_new != NIX_BPID_INVALID) {
+				/* Configure Aura with new BPID if it is allocated. */
 				if (roc_npa_aura_bp_configure(pool_id, bpid_new, bp_intf, bp_thresh,
 							      true))
-					plt_nix_dbg(
-						"Enabling backpressue failed on aura 0x%" PRIx64,
+					plt_err("Enabling backpressue failed on aura 0x%" PRIx64,
 						pool_id);
+			} else {
+				plt_info("Ignoring port=%u tc=%u config on shared aura 0x%" PRIx64,
+					 roc_nix->port_id, tc, pool_id);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -562,10 +554,19 @@ roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id, uint8_t ena, ui
 
 	if (ena) {
 		if (roc_npa_aura_bp_configure(pool_id, nix->bpid[tc], bp_intf, bp_thresh, true))
-			plt_nix_dbg("Enabling backpressue failed on aura 0x%" PRIx64, pool_id);
+			plt_err("Enabling backpressue failed on aura 0x%" PRIx64, pool_id);
 	} else {
+		bool found = !!force;
+
+		/* Don't disable if existing BPID is not within this port's list */
+		for (i = 0; i < nix->chan_cnt; i++)
+			if (bpid == nix->bpid[i])
+				found = true;
+		if (!found)
+			return;
+
 		if (roc_npa_aura_bp_configure(pool_id, 0, 0, 0, false))
-			plt_nix_dbg("Disabling backpressue failed on aura 0x%" PRIx64, pool_id);
+			plt_err("Disabling backpressue failed on aura 0x%" PRIx64, pool_id);
 	}
 
 	return;
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c
index 329ebf9405..8592e1cb0b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ roc_nix_inl_meta_aura_check(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, struct roc_nix_rq *rq)
 		 */
 		if (aura_setup && nix->rqs[0] && nix->rqs[0]->tc != ROC_NIX_PFC_CLASS_INVALID)
 			roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(roc_nix, roc_nix->meta_aura_handle,
-					      true, true, nix->rqs[0]->tc, ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH);
+					      true, false, nix->rqs[0]->tc, ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH);
 	} else {
 		rc = nix_inl_global_meta_buffer_validate(idev, rq);
 		if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_npa.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_npa.c
index d6a97e49c9..7463f2522c 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_npa.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_npa.c
@@ -892,6 +892,9 @@ roc_npa_aura_bp_configure(uint64_t aura_handle, uint16_t bpid, uint8_t bp_intf,
 	struct mbox *mbox;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	plt_npa_dbg("Setting BPID %u BP_INTF 0x%x BP_THRESH %u enable %u on aura %" PRIx64,
+		    bpid, bp_intf, bp_thresh, enable, aura_handle);
+
 	if (lf == NULL)
 		return NPA_ERR_PARAM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
index 3dc3d04a1e..81e61ed856 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
@@ -260,10 +260,8 @@ cnxk_sso_rx_adapter_queue_add(
 							     false);
 		}
 
-		if (rxq_sp->tx_pause)
-			roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(&cnxk_eth_dev->nix,
-					      rxq_sp->qconf.mp->pool_id, true,
-					      dev->force_ena_bp, rxq_sp->tc, ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH);
+		/* Propagate force bp devarg */
+		cnxk_eth_dev->nix.force_rx_aura_bp = dev->force_ena_bp;
 		cnxk_sso_tstamp_cfg(eth_dev->data->port_id, cnxk_eth_dev, dev);
 		cnxk_eth_dev->nb_rxq_sso++;
 	}
@@ -293,8 +291,6 @@ cnxk_sso_rx_adapter_queue_del(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev,
 			      int32_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct cnxk_eth_dev *cnxk_eth_dev = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct cnxk_sso_evdev *dev = cnxk_sso_pmd_priv(event_dev);
-	struct cnxk_eth_rxq_sp *rxq_sp;
 	int i, rc = 0;
 
 	RTE_SET_USED(event_dev);
@@ -302,12 +298,7 @@ cnxk_sso_rx_adapter_queue_del(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev,
 		for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++)
 			cnxk_sso_rx_adapter_queue_del(event_dev, eth_dev, i);
 	} else {
-		rxq_sp = cnxk_eth_rxq_to_sp(
-			eth_dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id]);
 		rc = cnxk_sso_rxq_disable(cnxk_eth_dev, (uint16_t)rx_queue_id);
-		roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(&cnxk_eth_dev->nix,
-				      rxq_sp->qconf.mp->pool_id, false,
-				      dev->force_ena_bp, 0, ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH);
 		cnxk_eth_dev->nb_rxq_sso--;
 
 		/* Enable drop_re if it was disabled earlier */
