diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 3cb5b4321bf9..11426f94c90c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -1043,6 +1043,7 @@ int mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_safe_switch_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			       struct mlx5e_channels *new_chs,
 			       mlx5e_fp_preactivate preactivate);
+int mlx5e_num_channels_changed(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index c6776f308d5e..304ddce6b087 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -445,9 +445,7 @@ int mlx5e_ethtool_set_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	if (!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state)) {
 		*cur_params = new_channels.params;
-		if (!netif_is_rxfh_configured(priv->netdev))
-			mlx5e_build_default_indir_rqt(priv->rss_params.indirection_rqt,
-						      MLX5E_INDIR_RQT_SIZE, count);
+		mlx5e_num_channels_changed(priv);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -455,12 +453,8 @@ int mlx5e_ethtool_set_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	if (arfs_enabled)
 		mlx5e_arfs_disable(priv);
 
-	if (!netif_is_rxfh_configured(priv->netdev))
-		mlx5e_build_default_indir_rqt(priv->rss_params.indirection_rqt,
-					      MLX5E_INDIR_RQT_SIZE, count);
-
 	/* Switch to new channels, set new parameters and close old ones */
-	err = mlx5e_safe_switch_channels(priv, &new_channels, NULL);
+	err = mlx5e_safe_switch_channels(priv, &new_channels, mlx5e_num_channels_changed);
 
 	if (arfs_enabled) {
 		int err2 = mlx5e_arfs_enable(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index c58f02258ddf..88ea279c29bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2908,6 +2908,17 @@ static void mlx5e_update_netdev_queues(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, num_rxqs);
 }
 
+int mlx5e_num_channels_changed(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	u16 count = priv->channels.params.num_channels;
+
+	if (!netif_is_rxfh_configured(priv->netdev))
+		mlx5e_build_default_indir_rqt(priv->rss_params.indirection_rqt,
+					      MLX5E_INDIR_RQT_SIZE, count);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_build_txq_maps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	int i, ch;
@@ -5315,9 +5326,10 @@ int mlx5e_attach_netdev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	max_nch = mlx5e_get_max_num_channels(priv->mdev);
 	if (priv->channels.params.num_channels > max_nch) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(priv->mdev, "MLX5E: Reducing number of channels to %d\n", max_nch);
+		/* Reducing the number of channels - RXFH has to be reset. */
+		priv->netdev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_RXFH_CONFIGURED;
 		priv->channels.params.num_channels = max_nch;
-		mlx5e_build_default_indir_rqt(priv->rss_params.indirection_rqt,
-					      MLX5E_INDIR_RQT_SIZE, max_nch);
+		mlx5e_num_channels_changed(priv);
 	}
 
 	err = profile->init_tx(priv);