diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 024c884749511ebb929fe901c9ac4ae7a9381e2d..524aa06a9e0ee111a1e3cfc69d3919fab2af923a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
 /* default to trying for four seconds */
 #define I40E_TRY_LINK_TIMEOUT	(4 * HZ)
 
+/* BW rate limiting */
+#define I40E_BW_CREDIT_DIVISOR		50 /* 50Mbps per BW credit */
+#define I40E_MAX_BW_INACTIVE_ACCUM	4  /* accumulate 4 credits max */
+
 /* driver state flags */
 enum i40e_state_t {
 	__I40E_TESTING,
@@ -1039,4 +1043,5 @@ static inline bool i40e_enabled_xdp_vsi(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 }
 
 int i40e_create_queue_channel(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_channel *ch);
+int i40e_set_bw_limit(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, u16 seid, u64 max_tx_rate);
 #endif /* _I40E_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index e803aa1552c62b9db8804a17b366f2532cf9f92e..fc6eaf44d87c1de30b1e06ae11e93d9904a279b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5399,6 +5399,70 @@ static int i40e_vsi_config_tc(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, u8 enabled_tc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_get_link_speed - Returns link speed for the interface
+ * @vsi: VSI to be configured
+ *
+ **/
+int i40e_get_link_speed(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
+{
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
+
+	switch (pf->hw.phy.link_info.link_speed) {
+	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_40GB:
+		return 40000;
+	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_25GB:
+		return 25000;
+	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_20GB:
+		return 20000;
+	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_10GB:
+		return 10000;
+	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_1GB:
+		return 1000;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40e_set_bw_limit - setup BW limit for Tx traffic based on max_tx_rate
+ * @vsi: VSI to be configured
+ * @seid: seid of the channel/VSI
+ * @max_tx_rate: max TX rate to be configured as BW limit
+ *
+ * Helper function to set BW limit for a given VSI
+ **/
+int i40e_set_bw_limit(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, u16 seid, u64 max_tx_rate)
+{
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
+	int speed = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	speed = i40e_get_link_speed(vsi);
+	if (max_tx_rate > speed) {
+		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			"Invalid max tx rate %llu specified for VSI seid %d.",
+			max_tx_rate, seid);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (max_tx_rate && max_tx_rate < 50) {
+		dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "Setting max tx rate to minimum usable value of 50Mbps.\n");
+		max_tx_rate = 50;
+	}
+
+	/* Tx rate credits are in values of 50Mbps, 0 is disabled */
+	ret = i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit(&pf->hw, seid,
+					  max_tx_rate / I40E_BW_CREDIT_DIVISOR,
+					  I40E_MAX_BW_INACTIVE_ACCUM, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			"Failed set tx rate (%llu Mbps) for vsi->seid %u, err %s aq_err %s\n",
+			max_tx_rate, seid, i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+			i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw, pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status));
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_remove_queue_channels - Remove queue channels for the TCs
  * @vsi: VSI to be configured
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index e7f98e3065545cbb2a2aaea8941a164b1653f671..ce0981e2f6055a523bcf54d6c11e9145c18580ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3117,8 +3117,6 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#define I40E_BW_CREDIT_DIVISOR 50     /* 50Mbps per BW credit */
-#define I40E_MAX_BW_INACTIVE_ACCUM 4  /* device can accumulate 4 credits max */
 /**
  * i40e_ndo_set_vf_bw
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
@@ -3134,7 +3132,6 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_bw(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, int min_tx_rate,
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = np->vsi->back;
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
 	struct i40e_vf *vf;
-	int speed = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* validate the request */
@@ -3159,48 +3156,10 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_bw(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, int min_tx_rate,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	switch (pf->hw.phy.link_info.link_speed) {
-	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_40GB:
-		speed = 40000;
-		break;
-	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_25GB:
-		speed = 25000;
-		break;
-	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_20GB:
-		speed = 20000;
-		break;
-	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_10GB:
-		speed = 10000;
-		break;
-	case I40E_LINK_SPEED_1GB:
-		speed = 1000;
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (max_tx_rate > speed) {
-		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Invalid max tx rate %d specified for VF %d.\n",
-			max_tx_rate, vf->vf_id);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	ret = i40e_set_bw_limit(vsi, vsi->seid, max_tx_rate);
+	if (ret)
 		goto error;
-	}
 
-	if ((max_tx_rate < 50) && (max_tx_rate > 0)) {
-		dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev, "Setting max Tx rate to minimum usable value of 50Mbps.\n");
-		max_tx_rate = 50;
-	}
-
-	/* Tx rate credits are in values of 50Mbps, 0 is disabled*/
-	ret = i40e_aq_config_vsi_bw_limit(&pf->hw, vsi->seid,
-					  max_tx_rate / I40E_BW_CREDIT_DIVISOR,
-					  I40E_MAX_BW_INACTIVE_ACCUM, NULL);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Unable to set max tx rate, error code %d.\n",
-			ret);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		goto error;
-	}
 	vf->tx_rate = max_tx_rate;
 error:
 	return ret;