diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
index fb8db5888d2f..d686c7b6252f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
@@ -632,6 +632,12 @@ int otx2_txschq_config(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int lvl)
 		req->num_regs++;
 		req->reg[1] = NIX_AF_TL3X_SCHEDULE(schq);
 		req->regval[1] = dwrr_val;
+		if (lvl == hw->txschq_link_cfg_lvl) {
+			req->num_regs++;
+			req->reg[2] = NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(schq, hw->tx_link);
+			/* Enable this queue and backpressure */
+			req->regval[2] = BIT_ULL(13) | BIT_ULL(12);
+		}
 	} else if (lvl == NIX_TXSCH_LVL_TL2) {
 		parent =  hw->txschq_list[NIX_TXSCH_LVL_TL1][0];
 		req->reg[0] = NIX_AF_TL2X_PARENT(schq);
@@ -641,11 +647,12 @@ int otx2_txschq_config(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, int lvl)
 		req->reg[1] = NIX_AF_TL2X_SCHEDULE(schq);
 		req->regval[1] = TXSCH_TL1_DFLT_RR_PRIO << 24 | dwrr_val;
 
-		req->num_regs++;
-		req->reg[2] = NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(schq, hw->tx_link);
-		/* Enable this queue and backpressure */
-		req->regval[2] = BIT_ULL(13) | BIT_ULL(12);
-
+		if (lvl == hw->txschq_link_cfg_lvl) {
+			req->num_regs++;
+			req->reg[2] = NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(schq, hw->tx_link);
+			/* Enable this queue and backpressure */
+			req->regval[2] = BIT_ULL(13) | BIT_ULL(12);
+		}
 	} else if (lvl == NIX_TXSCH_LVL_TL1) {
 		/* Default config for TL1.
 		 * For VF this is always ignored.
@@ -1591,6 +1598,8 @@ void mbox_handler_nix_txsch_alloc(struct otx2_nic *pf,
 		for (schq = 0; schq < rsp->schq[lvl]; schq++)
 			pf->hw.txschq_list[lvl][schq] =
 				rsp->schq_list[lvl][schq];
+
+	pf->hw.txschq_link_cfg_lvl = rsp->link_cfg_lvl;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mbox_handler_nix_txsch_alloc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
index e795f9ee76dd..b28029cc4316 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.h
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ struct otx2_hw {
 	u16			sqb_size;
 
 	/* NIX */
+	u8			txschq_link_cfg_lvl;
 	u16		txschq_list[NIX_TXSCH_LVL_CNT][MAX_TXSCHQ_PER_FUNC];
 	u16			matchall_ipolicer;
 	u32			dwrr_mtu;