diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index c9248ed9330c6..6e422e24750a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -13803,6 +13803,7 @@ int bnxt_check_rings(struct bnxt *bp, int tx, int rx, bool sh, int tcs,
 	int max_rx, max_tx, max_cp, tx_sets = 1, tx_cp;
 	struct bnxt_hw_rings hwr = {0};
 	int rx_rings = rx;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (tcs)
 		tx_sets = tcs;
@@ -13835,7 +13836,23 @@ int bnxt_check_rings(struct bnxt *bp, int tx, int rx, bool sh, int tcs,
 	}
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_CHIP_P5_PLUS)
 		hwr.cp_p5 = hwr.tx + rx;
-	return bnxt_hwrm_check_rings(bp, &hwr);
+	rc = bnxt_hwrm_check_rings(bp, &hwr);
+	if (!rc && pci_msix_can_alloc_dyn(bp->pdev)) {
+		if (!bnxt_ulp_registered(bp->edev)) {
+			hwr.cp += bnxt_get_ulp_msix_num(bp);
+			hwr.cp = min_t(int, hwr.cp, bnxt_get_max_func_irqs(bp));
+		}
+		if (hwr.cp > bp->total_irqs) {
+			int total_msix = bnxt_change_msix(bp, hwr.cp);
+
+			if (total_msix < hwr.cp) {
+				netdev_warn(bp->dev, "Unable to allocate %d MSIX vectors, maximum available %d\n",
+					    hwr.cp, total_msix);
+				rc = -ENOSPC;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void bnxt_unmap_bars(struct bnxt *bp, struct pci_dev *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 094e0b5c8521c..f71cc8188b4e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -955,11 +955,6 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 		tx_xdp = req_rx_rings;
 	}
-	rc = bnxt_check_rings(bp, req_tx_rings, req_rx_rings, sh, tcs, tx_xdp);
-	if (rc) {
-		netdev_warn(dev, "Unable to allocate the requested rings\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
 
 	if (bnxt_get_nr_rss_ctxs(bp, req_rx_rings) !=
 	    bnxt_get_nr_rss_ctxs(bp, bp->rx_nr_rings) &&
@@ -968,6 +963,12 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	rc = bnxt_check_rings(bp, req_tx_rings, req_rx_rings, sh, tcs, tx_xdp);
+	if (rc) {
+		netdev_warn(dev, "Unable to allocate the requested rings\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
 	if (netif_running(dev)) {
 		if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
 			/* TODO CHIMP_FW: Send message to all VF's