diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
index 893a9206e718611250196fb6459d80d73d58cd64..d361f570ca37be6a8df4cd2e2c7a806cee8b1a54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
@@ -593,6 +593,14 @@ static bool ixgbe_set_sriov_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 #endif
+	/* To support macvlan offload we have to use num_tc to
+	 * restrict the queues that can be used by the device.
+	 * By doing this we can avoid reporting a false number of
+	 * queues.
+	 */
+	if (vmdq_i > 1)
+		netdev_set_num_tc(adapter->netdev, 1);
+
 	/* populate TC0 for use by pool 0 */
 	netdev_set_tc_queue(adapter->netdev, 0,
 			    adapter->num_rx_queues_per_pool, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 4929f726559850622a54ae1281c530c0b2c5095e..f9e0dc041cfbad33361823a5b5d819758774c593 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -8822,14 +8822,6 @@ int ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 	} else {
 		netdev_reset_tc(dev);
 
-		/* To support macvlan offload we have to use num_tc to
-		 * restrict the queues that can be used by the device.
-		 * By doing this we can avoid reporting a false number of
-		 * queues.
-		 */
-		if (!tc && adapter->num_rx_pools > 1)
-			netdev_set_num_tc(dev, 1);
-
 		if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)
 			adapter->hw.fc.requested_mode = adapter->last_lfc_mode;