diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index a699ca5493ef3f3bc296925a630e3a2c961f8a8b..ad98b78f5aa133c5b1f2bd0d4e67b080325c68b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -584,6 +584,8 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 			 * to renable
 			 */
 		}
+	} else {
+		rc = bnxt_reserve_rings(bp);
 	}
 
 	return rc;