diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index e549b09c347a..fb4b18be503c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -3146,19 +3146,19 @@ int rvu_nix_init(struct rvu *rvu)
 		 */
 		rvu_write64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_CFG,
 			    rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_CFG) | 0x40ULL);
-
-		/* Set chan/link to backpressure TL3 instead of TL2 */
-		rvu_write64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_PSE_CHANNEL_LEVEL, 0x01);
-
-		/* Disable SQ manager's sticky mode operation (set TM6 = 0)
-		 * This sticky mode is known to cause SQ stalls when multiple
-		 * SQs are mapped to same SMQ and transmitting pkts at a time.
-		 */
-		cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_SQM_DBG_CTL_STATUS);
-		cfg &= ~BIT_ULL(15);
-		rvu_write64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_SQM_DBG_CTL_STATUS, cfg);
 	}
 
+	/* Set chan/link to backpressure TL3 instead of TL2 */
+	rvu_write64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_PSE_CHANNEL_LEVEL, 0x01);
+
+	/* Disable SQ manager's sticky mode operation (set TM6 = 0)
+	 * This sticky mode is known to cause SQ stalls when multiple
+	 * SQs are mapped to same SMQ and transmitting pkts at a time.
+	 */
+	cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_SQM_DBG_CTL_STATUS);
+	cfg &= ~BIT_ULL(15);
+	rvu_write64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_SQM_DBG_CTL_STATUS, cfg);
+
 	ltdefs = rvu->kpu.lt_def;
 	/* Calibrate X2P bus to check if CGX/LBK links are fine */
 	err = nix_calibrate_x2p(rvu, blkaddr);