diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 6f8723cc68741..125c7cb7d839c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ struct mlx5e_txqsq {
 	struct mlx5_clock         *clock;
 	struct net_device         *netdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev      *mdev;
+	struct mlx5e_channel      *channel;
 	struct mlx5e_priv         *priv;
 
 	/* control path */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
index 8469e9c386706..9a1bc93b7dc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@ void mlx5e_ptp_activate_channel(struct mlx5e_ptp *c)
 	if (test_bit(MLX5E_PTP_STATE_RX, c->state)) {
 		mlx5e_ptp_rx_set_fs(c->priv);
 		mlx5e_activate_rq(&c->rq);
-		mlx5e_trigger_napi_sched(&c->napi);
 	}
+	mlx5e_trigger_napi_sched(&c->napi);
 }
 
 void mlx5e_ptp_deactivate_channel(struct mlx5e_ptp *c)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
index b195dbbf6c90f..41e356d9d785f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ static int mlx5e_tx_reporter_err_cqe_recover(void *ctx)
 	sq->stats->recover++;
 	clear_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_RECOVERING, &sq->state);
 	mlx5e_activate_txqsq(sq);
+	if (sq->channel)
+		mlx5e_trigger_napi_icosq(sq->channel);
+	else
+		mlx5e_trigger_napi_sched(sq->cq.napi);
 
 	return 0;
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 0e87432ec6f1c..27f90baac7688 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1470,6 +1470,7 @@ static int mlx5e_alloc_txqsq(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	sq->mkey_be   = c->mkey_be;
 	sq->netdev    = c->netdev;
 	sq->mdev      = c->mdev;
+	sq->channel   = c;
 	sq->priv      = c->priv;
 	sq->ch_ix     = c->ix;
 	sq->txq_ix    = txq_ix;
@@ -2482,8 +2483,6 @@ static void mlx5e_activate_channel(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 		mlx5e_activate_xsk(c);
 	else
 		mlx5e_activate_rq(&c->rq);
-
-	mlx5e_trigger_napi_icosq(c);
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_deactivate_channel(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
@@ -2575,13 +2574,19 @@ int mlx5e_open_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_activate_channels(struct mlx5e_channels *chs)
+static void mlx5e_activate_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5e_channels *chs)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < chs->num; i++)
 		mlx5e_activate_channel(chs->c[i]);
 
+	if (priv->htb)
+		mlx5e_qos_activate_queues(priv);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < chs->num; i++)
+		mlx5e_trigger_napi_icosq(chs->c[i]);
+
 	if (chs->ptp)
 		mlx5e_ptp_activate_channel(chs->ptp);
 }
@@ -2888,9 +2893,7 @@ static void mlx5e_build_txq_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 void mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	mlx5e_build_txq_maps(priv);
-	mlx5e_activate_channels(&priv->channels);
-	if (priv->htb)
-		mlx5e_qos_activate_queues(priv);
+	mlx5e_activate_channels(priv, &priv->channels);
 	mlx5e_xdp_tx_enable(priv);
 
 	/* dev_watchdog() wants all TX queues to be started when the carrier is