diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
index bf566e8a455e485978c66d8478166b0c885e64af..48058359ba69502bb18ee1c4f5529f3c58c81870 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ static void ixgbe_dcbnl_get_pfc_cfg(struct net_device *netdev, int priority,
 static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	bool do_reset;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!adapter->dcb_set_bitmap)
@@ -368,7 +369,9 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 	 * Only take down the adapter if the configuration change
 	 * requires a reset.
 	 */
-	if (adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & BIT_RESETLINK) {
+	do_reset = adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & (BIT_RESETLINK | BIT_APP_UPCHG);
+
+	if (do_reset) {
 		while (test_and_set_bit(__IXGBE_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
 			msleep(1);
 
@@ -408,7 +411,7 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & BIT_RESETLINK) {
+	if (do_reset) {
 		if (adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & BIT_APP_UPCHG) {
 			ixgbe_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
 			if (netif_running(netdev))
@@ -430,7 +433,7 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (adapter->dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable)
 		adapter->hw.fc.current_mode = ixgbe_fc_pfc;
 
-	if (adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & BIT_RESETLINK)
+	if (do_reset)
 		clear_bit(__IXGBE_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 	adapter->dcb_set_bitmap = 0x00;
 	return ret;
@@ -568,18 +571,29 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_setapp(struct net_device *netdev,
 	case DCB_APP_IDTYPE_ETHTYPE:
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 		if (id == ETH_P_FCOE) {
-			u8 tc;
-			struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter;
+			u8 old_tc;
+			struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-			adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-			tc = adapter->fcoe.tc;
+			/* Get current programmed tc */
+			old_tc = adapter->fcoe.tc;
 			rval = ixgbe_fcoe_setapp(adapter, up);
-			if ((!rval) && (tc != adapter->fcoe.tc) &&
-			    (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED) &&
-			    (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FCOE_ENABLED)) {
+
+			if (rval ||
+			   !(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED) ||
+			   !(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FCOE_ENABLED))
+				break;
+
+			/* The FCoE application priority may be changed multiple
+			 * times in quick sucession with switches that build up
+			 * TLVs. To avoid creating uneeded device resets this
+			 * checks the actual HW configuration and clears
+			 * BIT_APP_UPCHG if a HW configuration change is not
+			 * need
+			 */
+			if (old_tc == adapter->fcoe.tc)
+				adapter->dcb_set_bitmap &= ~BIT_APP_UPCHG;
+			else
 				adapter->dcb_set_bitmap |= BIT_APP_UPCHG;
-				adapter->dcb_set_bitmap |= BIT_RESETLINK;
-			}
 		}
 #endif
 		break;