diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 8f77088900e9..a771e597795d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -8777,6 +8777,7 @@ ice_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 {
 	struct ice_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct ice_pf *pf = np->vsi->back;
+	bool locked = false;
 	int err;
 
 	switch (type) {
@@ -8786,10 +8787,27 @@ ice_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 						  ice_setup_tc_block_cb,
 						  np, np, true);
 	case TC_SETUP_QDISC_MQPRIO:
+		if (pf->adev) {
+			mutex_lock(&pf->adev_mutex);
+			device_lock(&pf->adev->dev);
+			locked = true;
+			if (pf->adev->dev.driver) {
+				netdev_err(netdev, "Cannot change qdisc when RDMA is active\n");
+				err = -EBUSY;
+				goto adev_unlock;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/* setup traffic classifier for receive side */
 		mutex_lock(&pf->tc_mutex);
 		err = ice_setup_tc_mqprio_qdisc(netdev, type_data);
 		mutex_unlock(&pf->tc_mutex);
+
+adev_unlock:
+		if (locked) {
+			device_unlock(&pf->adev->dev);
+			mutex_unlock(&pf->adev_mutex);
+		}
 		return err;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;