diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 03a4df0bed96c75a2a75cb904abdeb58d4bac7ef..49ab0c7a9cd5e662e10be985aa4d09e0aabc17bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
 	struct ieee_ets *ixgbe_ieee_ets;
 	struct ixgbe_dcb_config dcb_cfg;
 	struct ixgbe_dcb_config temp_dcb_cfg;
+	u8 hw_tcs;
 	u8 dcb_set_bitmap;
 	u8 dcbx_cap;
 	enum ixgbe_fc_mode last_lfc_mode;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
index 78c52375acc6a5adf0c5e7570435d3af32418081..b33f3f87e4b17cf3cde104c076ec298664d56afb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static int ixgbe_dcbnl_ieee_setets(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (max_tc > adapter->dcb_cfg.num_tcs.pg_tcs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (max_tc != netdev_get_num_tc(dev)) {
+	if (max_tc != adapter->hw_tcs) {
 		err = ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, max_tc);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 3bcf58b27d8b07dece9330c304a1fb8c0d5fc662..f064099733b6517d6422de4502f4bdf6ec1c75f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ static int ixgbe_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev,
 static unsigned int ixgbe_max_channels(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	unsigned int max_combined;
-	u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	if (!(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED)) {
 		/* We only support one q_vector without MSI-X */
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ static void ixgbe_get_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 		return;
 
 	/* same thing goes for being DCB enabled */
-	if (netdev_get_num_tc(dev) > 1)
+	if (adapter->hw_tcs > 1)
 		return;
 
 	/* if ATR is disabled we can exit */
@@ -3220,7 +3220,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 
 #endif
 	/* use setup TC to update any traffic class queue mapping */
-	return ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, netdev_get_num_tc(dev));
+	return ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, adapter->hw_tcs);
 }
 
 static int ixgbe_get_module_info(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
index cceafbc3f1db48c1632ab1058e8ea1952a8a2eb4..df23a57ddb568de01ac7fed16c2ae711b806e10f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static bool ixgbe_cache_ring_dcb_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	struct ixgbe_ring_feature *vmdq = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_VMDQ];
 	int i;
 	u16 reg_idx;
-	u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	/* verify we have DCB queueing enabled before proceeding */
 	if (tcs <= 1)
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ static bool ixgbe_cache_ring_dcb_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 static void ixgbe_get_first_reg_idx(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u8 tc,
 				    unsigned int *tx, unsigned int *rx)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u8 num_tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(dev);
+	u8 num_tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	*tx = 0;
 	*rx = 0;
@@ -168,10 +167,9 @@ static void ixgbe_get_first_reg_idx(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u8 tc,
  **/
 static bool ixgbe_cache_ring_dcb(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = adapter->netdev;
+	u8 num_tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 	unsigned int tx_idx, rx_idx;
 	int tc, offset, rss_i, i;
-	u8 num_tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(dev);
 
 	/* verify we have DCB queueing enabled before proceeding */
 	if (num_tcs <= 1)
@@ -340,7 +338,7 @@ static bool ixgbe_set_dcb_sriov_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 	u16 fcoe_i = 0;
 #endif
-	u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	/* verify we have DCB queueing enabled before proceeding */
 	if (tcs <= 1)
@@ -440,7 +438,7 @@ static bool ixgbe_set_dcb_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	int tcs;
 
 	/* Map queue offset and counts onto allocated tx queues */
-	tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(dev);
+	tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	/* verify we have DCB queueing enabled before proceeding */
 	if (tcs <= 1)
@@ -839,7 +837,7 @@ static int ixgbe_alloc_q_vector(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	int node = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	int cpu = -1;
 	int ring_count, size;
-	u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	ring_count = txr_count + rxr_count + xdp_count;
 	size = sizeof(struct ixgbe_q_vector) +
@@ -1176,7 +1174,7 @@ static void ixgbe_set_interrupt_capability(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	 */
 
 	/* Disable DCB unless we only have a single traffic class */
-	if (netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev) > 1) {
+	if (adapter->hw_tcs > 1) {
 		e_dev_warn("Number of DCB TCs exceeds number of available queues. Disabling DCB support.\n");
 		netdev_reset_tc(adapter->netdev);
 
@@ -1188,6 +1186,7 @@ static void ixgbe_set_interrupt_capability(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		adapter->dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable = false;
 	}
 
+	adapter->hw_tcs = 0;
 	adapter->dcb_cfg.num_tcs.pg_tcs = 1;
 	adapter->dcb_cfg.num_tcs.pfc_tcs = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index ffd9619f4c8031d9750febe7b7cabedfb220a7db..42b4f4cee3d6138ddbed8476924a22559e79dd98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@ static void ixgbe_setup_mtqc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	u32 rttdcs, mtqc;
-	u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)
 		return;
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ static void ixgbe_setup_mrqc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		if (adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].mask)
 			mrqc = IXGBE_MRQC_RSSEN;
 	} else {
-		u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+		u8 tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 		if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED) {
 			if (tcs > 4)
@@ -5197,7 +5197,7 @@ static int ixgbe_lpbthresh(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, int pb)
 static void ixgbe_pbthresh_setup(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	int num_tc = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	int num_tc = adapter->hw_tcs;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!num_tc)
@@ -5220,7 +5220,7 @@ static void ixgbe_configure_pb(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	int hdrm;
-	u8 tc = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 tc = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE ||
 	    adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE)
@@ -8875,6 +8875,7 @@ int ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, tc);
 		ixgbe_set_prio_tc_map(adapter);
 
+		adapter->hw_tcs = tc;
 		adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
 
 		if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB) {
@@ -8888,6 +8889,7 @@ int ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 			adapter->hw.fc.requested_mode = adapter->last_lfc_mode;
 
 		adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
+		adapter->hw_tcs = tc;
 
 		adapter->temp_dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable = false;
 		adapter->dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable = false;
@@ -9420,7 +9422,7 @@ void ixgbe_sriov_reinit(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	ixgbe_setup_tc(netdev, netdev_get_num_tc(netdev));
+	ixgbe_setup_tc(netdev, adapter->hw_tcs);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -9496,7 +9498,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
 		/* We cannot enable ATR if SR-IOV is enabled */
 		if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED ||
 		    /* We cannot enable ATR if we have 2 or more tcs */
-		    (netdev_get_num_tc(netdev) > 1) ||
+		    (adapter->hw_tcs > 1) ||
 		    /* We cannot enable ATR if RSS is disabled */
 		    (adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].limit <= 1) ||
 		    /* A sample rate of 0 indicates ATR disabled */
@@ -9797,7 +9799,7 @@ static void *ixgbe_fwd_add(struct net_device *pdev, struct net_device *vdev)
 	struct ixgbe_fwd_adapter *fwd_adapter = NULL;
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(pdev);
 	int used_pools = adapter->num_vfs + adapter->num_rx_pools;
-	int tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(pdev) ? : 1;
+	int tcs = adapter->hw_tcs ? : 1;
 	unsigned int limit;
 	int pool, err;
 
@@ -9843,7 +9845,7 @@ static void *ixgbe_fwd_add(struct net_device *pdev, struct net_device *vdev)
 	adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].limit = vdev->num_tx_queues;
 
 	/* Force reinit of ring allocation with VMDQ enabled */
-	err = ixgbe_setup_tc(pdev, netdev_get_num_tc(pdev));
+	err = ixgbe_setup_tc(pdev, adapter->hw_tcs);
 	if (err)
 		goto fwd_add_err;
 	fwd_adapter->pool = pool;
@@ -9888,7 +9890,7 @@ static void ixgbe_fwd_del(struct net_device *pdev, void *priv)
 		adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].limit = rss;
 	}
 
-	ixgbe_setup_tc(pdev, netdev_get_num_tc(pdev));
+	ixgbe_setup_tc(pdev, adapter->hw_tcs);
 	netdev_dbg(pdev, "pool %i:%i queues %i:%i\n",
 		   fwd_adapter->pool, adapter->num_rx_pools,
 		   fwd_adapter->rx_base_queue,
@@ -9961,7 +9963,7 @@ static int ixgbe_xdp_setup(struct net_device *dev, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 
 	/* If transitioning XDP modes reconfigure rings */
 	if (!!prog != !!old_prog) {
-		int err = ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, netdev_get_num_tc(dev));
+		int err = ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, adapter->hw_tcs);
 
 		if (err) {
 			rcu_assign_pointer(adapter->xdp_prog, old_prog);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 543f2e60e4b7fb8b27860cc7f0cef4785d6901c4..27a70a52f3c9d9ee82b1f1e114eab4a3faa11e3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int ixgbe_pci_sriov_enable(struct pci_dev *dev, int num_vfs)
 	 * than we have available pools. The PCI bus driver already checks for
 	 * other values out of range.
 	 */
-	num_tc = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	num_tc = adapter->hw_tcs;
 	num_rx_pools = adapter->num_rx_pools;
 	limit = (num_tc > 4) ? IXGBE_MAX_VFS_8TC :
 		(num_tc > 1) ? IXGBE_MAX_VFS_4TC : IXGBE_MAX_VFS_1TC;
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static inline void ixgbe_vf_reset_event(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct vf_data_storage *vfinfo = &adapter->vfinfo[vf];
-	u8 num_tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 num_tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	/* remove VLAN filters beloning to this VF */
 	ixgbe_clear_vf_vlans(adapter, vf);
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 {
 	u32 add = (msgbuf[0] & IXGBE_VT_MSGINFO_MASK) >> IXGBE_VT_MSGINFO_SHIFT;
 	u32 vid = (msgbuf[1] & IXGBE_VLVF_VLANID_MASK);
-	u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
+	u8 tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].pf_vlan || tcs) {
 		e_warn(drv,
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ static int ixgbe_get_vf_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	struct net_device *dev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct ixgbe_ring_feature *vmdq = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_VMDQ];
 	unsigned int default_tc = 0;
-	u8 num_tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(dev);
+	u8 num_tcs = adapter->hw_tcs;
 
 	/* verify the PF is supporting the correct APIs */
 	switch (adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_api) {