diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c
index e40f6f06417bf762a43000e2e292a1790a563c94..676d3afc9bdd037b3cc0e2e91e497f9b8114df5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c
@@ -36,10 +36,23 @@
 
 #include "../nfpcore/nfp_cpp.h"
 #include "../nfp_app.h"
+#include "../nfp_abi.h"
 #include "../nfp_main.h"
 #include "../nfp_net.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
+int nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_enable(struct nfp_abm *abm)
+{
+	return nfp_mbox_cmd(abm->app->pf, NFP_MBOX_PCIE_ABM_ENABLE,
+			    NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_disable(struct nfp_abm *abm)
+{
+	return nfp_mbox_cmd(abm->app->pf, NFP_MBOX_PCIE_ABM_DISABLE,
+			    NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+}
+
 void nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink)
 {
 	alink->queue_base = nn_readl(alink->vnic, NFP_NET_CFG_START_RXQ);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
index 5a12bb20bcedcc93bbcc086ec0a406e52ce3e579..28a18ac62040a178111a7b0e3aaabcb03b7dc1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ static enum devlink_eswitch_mode nfp_abm_eswitch_mode_get(struct nfp_app *app)
 static int nfp_abm_eswitch_set_legacy(struct nfp_abm *abm)
 {
 	nfp_abm_kill_reprs_all(abm);
+	nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_disable(abm);
 
 	abm->eswitch_mode = DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_LEGACY;
 	return 0;
@@ -200,6 +201,10 @@ static int nfp_abm_eswitch_set_switchdev(struct nfp_abm *abm)
 	struct nfp_net *nn;
 	int err;
 
+	err = nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_enable(abm);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(nn, &pf->vnics, vnic_list) {
 		struct nfp_abm_link *alink = nn->app_priv;
 
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ static int nfp_abm_eswitch_set_switchdev(struct nfp_abm *abm)
 
 err_kill_all_reprs:
 	nfp_abm_kill_reprs_all(abm);
+	nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_disable(abm);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -350,6 +356,11 @@ static int nfp_abm_init(struct nfp_app *app)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_abm;
 
+	/* We start in legacy mode, make sure advanced queuing is disabled */
+	err = nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_disable(abm);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_abm;
+
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	reprs = nfp_reprs_alloc(pf->max_data_vnics);
 	if (!reprs)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h
index 5938b69b8a84b4d785afb38549007b0906198e87..7d129b2055350a5faa040952f8b6060aeaeb6815 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@ struct nfp_abm_link {
 
 void nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink);
 int nfp_abm_ctrl_find_addrs(struct nfp_abm *abm);
+int nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_enable(struct nfp_abm *abm);
+int nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_disable(struct nfp_abm *abm);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_abi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_abi.h
index 7ffa6e6a9d1c13f27e1ef5515aa9b41bdb707a01..8b56c27931bf9b6c0824512afda512e4594c4e05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_abi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_abi.h
@@ -59,12 +59,26 @@
  * @NFP_MBOX_POOL_SET:	set shared buffer pool info/config
  * Input  - struct nfp_shared_buf_pool_info_set
  * Output - None
+ *
+ * @NFP_MBOX_PCIE_ABM_ENABLE:	enable PCIe-side advanced buffer management
+ * Enable advanced buffer management of the PCIe block.  If ABM is disabled
+ * PCIe block maintains a very short queue of buffers and does tail drop.
+ * ABM allows more advanced buffering and priority control.
+ * Input  - None
+ * Output - None
+ *
+ * @NFP_MBOX_PCIE_ABM_DISABLE:	disable PCIe-side advanced buffer management
+ * Input  - None
+ * Output - None
  */
 enum nfp_mbox_cmd {
 	NFP_MBOX_NO_CMD			= 0x00,
 
 	NFP_MBOX_POOL_GET		= 0x01,
 	NFP_MBOX_POOL_SET		= 0x02,
+
+	NFP_MBOX_PCIE_ABM_ENABLE	= 0x03,
+	NFP_MBOX_PCIE_ABM_DISABLE	= 0x04,
 };
 
 #define NFP_SHARED_BUF_COUNT_SYM_NAME	"_abi_nfd_pf%u_sb_cnt"