diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
index 1c0aeaa13cdeedd26acd43f1710f2b70d744d4df..e4718b50cf3198550e36ab0c903e4f91cb90ad51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
@@ -2638,13 +2638,6 @@ int enetc_setup_tc_mqprio(struct net_device *ndev, void *type_data)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Check if we have enough BD rings available to accommodate all TCs */
-	if (num_tc > num_stack_tx_queues) {
-		netdev_err(ndev, "Max %d traffic classes supported\n",
-			   priv->num_tx_rings);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* For the moment, we use only one BD ring per TC.
 	 *
 	 * Configure num_tc BD rings with increasing priorities.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
index fcebb54224c092a9af2012f01af3f27b818fae5a..6e0b4dd9150949a5d4271fe1455abe3895ef89f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_qos.c
@@ -1611,6 +1611,13 @@ int enetc_qos_query_caps(struct net_device *ndev, void *type_data)
 	struct enetc_si *si = priv->si;
 
 	switch (base->type) {
+	case TC_SETUP_QDISC_MQPRIO: {
+		struct tc_mqprio_caps *caps = base->caps;
+
+		caps->validate_queue_counts = true;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 	case TC_SETUP_QDISC_TAPRIO: {
 		struct tc_taprio_caps *caps = base->caps;