diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 56bdaff9f27ee76ec3b8f333004881543a55ca21..620dd237cce4ff6369a74c66b44799dfca0d538f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -7576,6 +7576,10 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 
 	mutex_init(&pf->switch_mutex);
 
+	/* If NPAR is enabled nudge the Tx scheduler */
+	if (pf->hw.func_caps.npar_enable && (!i40e_get_npar_bw_setting(pf)))
+		i40e_set_npar_bw_setting(pf);
+
 sw_init_done:
 	return err;
 }