diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h
index b38cb03ec0865d8521c2a9c80e9eeae2518cc8f7..60eed8485aba8b1ff0a2c297daeaeb47315c2a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ enum {
 /*
  * DQA queue numbers
  *
+ * @IWL_MVM_DQA_CMD_QUEUE: a queue reserved for sending HCMDs to the FW
  * @IWL_MVM_DQA_GCAST_QUEUE: a queue reserved for P2P GO/SoftAP GCAST frames
  * @IWL_MVM_DQA_BSS_CLIENT_QUEUE: a queue reserved for BSS activity, to ensure
  *	that we are never left without the possibility to connect to an AP.
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ enum {
  * @IWL_MVM_DQA_MAX_DATA_QUEUE: last TXQ in pool for DATA frames
  */
 enum iwl_mvm_dqa_txq {
+	IWL_MVM_DQA_CMD_QUEUE = 0,
 	IWL_MVM_DQA_GCAST_QUEUE = 3,
 	IWL_MVM_DQA_BSS_CLIENT_QUEUE = 4,
 	IWL_MVM_DQA_MIN_MGMT_QUEUE = 5,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 2dc97a19246ace3d354c956e760bdc3ce80a5094..6ad5c602e84c2aa0483dcb25d1345a3baa5bc9d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -652,7 +652,10 @@ static int iwl_mvm_load_ucode_wait_alive(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	 */
 
 	memset(&mvm->queue_info, 0, sizeof(mvm->queue_info));
-	mvm->queue_info[IWL_MVM_CMD_QUEUE].hw_queue_refcount = 1;
+	if (iwl_mvm_is_dqa_supported(mvm))
+		mvm->queue_info[IWL_MVM_DQA_CMD_QUEUE].hw_queue_refcount = 1;
+	else
+		mvm->queue_info[IWL_MVM_CMD_QUEUE].hw_queue_refcount = 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES; i++)
 		atomic_set(&mvm->mac80211_queue_stop_count[i], 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
index 43fd85725d45b35842105df14ac39ee1c535ec54..5f950568e92c9fe04b2fbc3c2842cbdc3c6d38bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
@@ -252,10 +252,14 @@ unsigned long iwl_mvm_get_used_hw_queues(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		.exclude_vif = exclude_vif,
 		.used_hw_queues =
 			BIT(IWL_MVM_OFFCHANNEL_QUEUE) |
-			BIT(mvm->aux_queue) |
-			BIT(IWL_MVM_CMD_QUEUE),
+			BIT(mvm->aux_queue),
 	};
 
+	if (iwl_mvm_is_dqa_supported(mvm))
+		data.used_hw_queues |= BIT(IWL_MVM_DQA_CMD_QUEUE);
+	else
+		data.used_hw_queues |= BIT(IWL_MVM_CMD_QUEUE);
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvm->mutex);
 
 	/* mark all VIF used hw queues */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index e36bcade69d130ac8a29b1d0191edba114548ba7..cb0092609595153580188a5b3797840f4c203a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -619,7 +619,10 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	trans_cfg.command_groups = iwl_mvm_groups;
 	trans_cfg.command_groups_size = ARRAY_SIZE(iwl_mvm_groups);
 
-	trans_cfg.cmd_queue = IWL_MVM_CMD_QUEUE;
+	if (iwl_mvm_is_dqa_supported(mvm))
+		trans_cfg.cmd_queue = IWL_MVM_DQA_CMD_QUEUE;
+	else
+		trans_cfg.cmd_queue = IWL_MVM_CMD_QUEUE;
 	trans_cfg.cmd_fifo = IWL_MVM_TX_FIFO_CMD;
 	trans_cfg.scd_set_active = true;