diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
index 735922a4d632..1dd9c18ecd8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
@@ -190,6 +190,21 @@ static void ice_cfg_itr_gran(struct ice_hw *hw)
 	wr32(hw, GLINT_CTL, regval);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ice_calc_q_handle - calculate the queue handle
+ * @vsi: VSI that ring belongs to
+ * @ring: ring to get the absolute queue index
+ * @tc: traffic class number
+ */
+static u16 ice_calc_q_handle(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring *ring, u8 tc)
+{
+	/* idea here for calculation is that we subtract the number of queue
+	 * count from TC that ring belongs to from it's absolute queue index
+	 * and as a result we get the queue's index within TC.
+	 */
+	return ring->q_index - vsi->tc_cfg.tc_info[tc].qoffset;
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_setup_tx_ctx - setup a struct ice_tlan_ctx instance
  * @ring: The Tx ring to configure
@@ -522,13 +537,11 @@ void ice_vsi_free_q_vectors(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
  * ice_vsi_cfg_txq - Configure single Tx queue
  * @vsi: the VSI that queue belongs to
  * @ring: Tx ring to be configured
- * @tc_q_idx: queue index within given TC
  * @qg_buf: queue group buffer
- * @tc: TC that Tx ring belongs to
  */
 int
-ice_vsi_cfg_txq(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring *ring, u16 tc_q_idx,
-		struct ice_aqc_add_tx_qgrp *qg_buf, u8 tc)
+ice_vsi_cfg_txq(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring *ring,
+		struct ice_aqc_add_tx_qgrp *qg_buf)
 {
 	struct ice_tlan_ctx tlan_ctx = { 0 };
 	struct ice_aqc_add_txqs_perq *txq;
@@ -536,6 +549,7 @@ ice_vsi_cfg_txq(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring *ring, u16 tc_q_idx,
 	u8 buf_len = sizeof(*qg_buf);
 	enum ice_status status;
 	u16 pf_q;
+	u8 tc;
 
 	pf_q = ring->reg_idx;
 	ice_setup_tx_ctx(ring, &tlan_ctx, pf_q);
@@ -549,10 +563,15 @@ ice_vsi_cfg_txq(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring *ring, u16 tc_q_idx,
 	 */
 	ring->tail = pf->hw.hw_addr + QTX_COMM_DBELL(pf_q);
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DCB))
+		tc = ring->dcb_tc;
+	else
+		tc = 0;
+
 	/* Add unique software queue handle of the Tx queue per
 	 * TC into the VSI Tx ring
 	 */
-	ring->q_handle = tc_q_idx;
+	ring->q_handle = ice_calc_q_handle(vsi, ring, tc);
 
 	status = ice_ena_vsi_txq(vsi->port_info, vsi->idx, tc, ring->q_handle,
 				 1, qg_buf, buf_len, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.h
index db456862b35b..407995e8e944 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ int ice_vsi_alloc_q_vectors(struct ice_vsi *vsi);
 void ice_vsi_map_rings_to_vectors(struct ice_vsi *vsi);
 void ice_vsi_free_q_vectors(struct ice_vsi *vsi);
 int
-ice_vsi_cfg_txq(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring *ring, u16 tc_q_idx,
-		struct ice_aqc_add_tx_qgrp *qg_buf, u8 tc);
+ice_vsi_cfg_txq(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring *ring,
+		struct ice_aqc_add_tx_qgrp *qg_buf);
 void ice_cfg_itr(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_q_vector *q_vector);
 void
 ice_cfg_txq_interrupt(struct ice_vsi *vsi, u16 txq, u16 msix_idx, u16 itr_idx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
index fe7f43d2e734..74c3bd191671 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
@@ -1260,42 +1260,31 @@ int ice_vsi_cfg_rxqs(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
  * ice_vsi_cfg_txqs - Configure the VSI for Tx
  * @vsi: the VSI being configured
  * @rings: Tx ring array to be configured
- * @offset: offset within vsi->txq_map
  *
  * Return 0 on success and a negative value on error
  * Configure the Tx VSI for operation.
  */
 static int
-ice_vsi_cfg_txqs(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring **rings, int offset)
+ice_vsi_cfg_txqs(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring **rings)
 {
 	struct ice_aqc_add_tx_qgrp *qg_buf;
-	struct ice_pf *pf = vsi->back;
-	u16 q_idx = 0, i;
+	u16 q_idx = 0;
 	int err = 0;
-	u8 tc;
 
-	qg_buf = devm_kzalloc(&pf->pdev->dev, sizeof(*qg_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
+	qg_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(*qg_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!qg_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	qg_buf->num_txqs = 1;
 
-	/* set up and configure the Tx queues for each enabled TC */
-	ice_for_each_traffic_class(tc) {
-		if (!(vsi->tc_cfg.ena_tc & BIT(tc)))
-			break;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < vsi->tc_cfg.tc_info[tc].qcount_tx; i++) {
-			err = ice_vsi_cfg_txq(vsi, rings[q_idx], i + offset,
-					      qg_buf, tc);
-			if (err)
-				goto err_cfg_txqs;
-
-			q_idx++;
-		}
+	for (q_idx = 0; q_idx < vsi->num_txq; q_idx++) {
+		err = ice_vsi_cfg_txq(vsi, rings[q_idx], qg_buf);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_cfg_txqs;
 	}
+
 err_cfg_txqs:
-	devm_kfree(&pf->pdev->dev, qg_buf);
+	kfree(qg_buf);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1308,7 +1297,7 @@ ice_vsi_cfg_txqs(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_ring **rings, int offset)
  */
 int ice_vsi_cfg_lan_txqs(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 {
-	return ice_vsi_cfg_txqs(vsi, vsi->tx_rings, 0);
+	return ice_vsi_cfg_txqs(vsi, vsi->tx_rings);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1498,34 +1487,24 @@ static int
 ice_vsi_stop_tx_rings(struct ice_vsi *vsi, enum ice_disq_rst_src rst_src,
 		      u16 rel_vmvf_num, struct ice_ring **rings)
 {
-	u16 i, q_idx = 0;
-	int status;
-	u8 tc;
+	u16 q_idx;
 
 	if (vsi->num_txq > ICE_LAN_TXQ_MAX_QDIS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* set up the Tx queue list to be disabled for each enabled TC */
-	ice_for_each_traffic_class(tc) {
-		if (!(vsi->tc_cfg.ena_tc & BIT(tc)))
-			break;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < vsi->tc_cfg.tc_info[tc].qcount_tx; i++) {
-			struct ice_txq_meta txq_meta = { };
+	for (q_idx = 0; q_idx < vsi->num_txq; q_idx++) {
+		struct ice_txq_meta txq_meta = { };
+		int status;
 
-			if (!rings || !rings[q_idx])
-				return -EINVAL;
+		if (!rings || !rings[q_idx])
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-			ice_fill_txq_meta(vsi, rings[q_idx], &txq_meta);
-			status = ice_vsi_stop_tx_ring(vsi, rst_src,
-						      rel_vmvf_num,
-						      rings[q_idx], &txq_meta);
+		ice_fill_txq_meta(vsi, rings[q_idx], &txq_meta);
+		status = ice_vsi_stop_tx_ring(vsi, rst_src, rel_vmvf_num,
+					      rings[q_idx], &txq_meta);
 
-			if (status)
-				return status;
-
-			q_idx++;
-		}
+		if (status)
+			return status;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
