diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 449eb06e2c7d..309e953ed1e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -2604,8 +2604,11 @@ static int iavf_validate_ch_config(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 		total_max_rate += tx_rate;
 		num_qps += mqprio_qopt->qopt.count[i];
 	}
-	if (num_qps > IAVF_MAX_REQ_QUEUES)
+	if (num_qps > adapter->num_active_queues) {
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			"Cannot support requested number of queues\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	ret = iavf_validate_tx_bandwidth(adapter, total_max_rate);
 	return ret;