diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 67f7e24d1f36d056400be0f8a141f470da37adc4..e4db252d406c4c45d61173b4188e4dda014510da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ enum {
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_HW_STRIDX, /* set when mini_cqe_resp_stride_index cap is used */
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_SHAMPO, /* set when SHAMPO cap is used */
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_ENHANCED,  /* set when enhanced mini_cqe_cap is used */
+	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_XSK, /* set to indicate an xsk rq */
 	MLX5E_NUM_RQ_STATES, /* Must be kept last */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
index 98c87b3df806da30ecfb4f22589e4f4558a37e1a..b621f735cdc356b7af5e6eb5c514402d233e2467 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ static const char * const rq_sw_state_type_name[] = {
 	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_HW_STRIDX] = "mini_cqe_hw_stridx",
 	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_SHAMPO] = "shampo",
 	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_ENHANCED] = "mini_cqe_enhanced",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_XSK] = "xsk",
 };
 
 static int mlx5e_query_rq_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 rqn, u8 *state)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c
index 81a567e172646dd5b76bb434a932ab45ab37ce18..ed279f4509761b5b3acd298d35477e83bd248647 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c
@@ -93,13 +93,19 @@ static int mlx5e_open_xsk_rq(struct mlx5e_channel *c, struct mlx5e_params *param
 			     struct mlx5e_rq_param *rq_params, struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
 			     struct mlx5e_xsk_param *xsk)
 {
+	struct mlx5e_rq *xskrq = &c->xskrq;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx5e_init_xsk_rq(c, params, pool, xsk, &c->xskrq);
+	err = mlx5e_init_xsk_rq(c, params, pool, xsk, xskrq);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return mlx5e_open_rq(params, rq_params, xsk, cpu_to_node(c->cpu), &c->xskrq);
+	err = mlx5e_open_rq(params, rq_params, xsk, cpu_to_node(c->cpu), xskrq);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	__set_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_XSK, &xskrq->state);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int mlx5e_open_xsk(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5e_params *params,