diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index c81ea8cdfe6eb..17a5be4f57c8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -7175,6 +7175,21 @@ static int stmmac_hw_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	if (priv->dma_cap.tsoen)
 		dev_info(priv->device, "TSO supported\n");
 
+	if (priv->dma_cap.number_rx_queues &&
+	    priv->plat->rx_queues_to_use > priv->dma_cap.number_rx_queues) {
+		dev_warn(priv->device,
+			 "Number of Rx queues (%u) exceeds dma capability\n",
+			 priv->plat->rx_queues_to_use);
+		priv->plat->rx_queues_to_use = priv->dma_cap.number_rx_queues;
+	}
+	if (priv->dma_cap.number_tx_queues &&
+	    priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use > priv->dma_cap.number_tx_queues) {
+		dev_warn(priv->device,
+			 "Number of Tx queues (%u) exceeds dma capability\n",
+			 priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use);
+		priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use = priv->dma_cap.number_tx_queues;
+	}
+
 	priv->hw->vlan_fail_q_en =
 		(priv->plat->flags & STMMAC_FLAG_VLAN_FAIL_Q_EN);
 	priv->hw->vlan_fail_q = priv->plat->vlan_fail_q;