diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index 4ad707e758b9..1e058b96cbe2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -1878,7 +1878,8 @@ static int nix_check_txschq_alloc_req(struct rvu *rvu, int lvl, u16 pcifunc,
 		free_cnt = rvu_rsrc_free_count(&txsch->schq);
 	}
 
-	if (free_cnt < req_schq || req_schq > MAX_TXSCHQ_PER_FUNC)
+	if (free_cnt < req_schq || req->schq[lvl] > MAX_TXSCHQ_PER_FUNC ||
+	    req->schq_contig[lvl] > MAX_TXSCHQ_PER_FUNC)
 		return NIX_AF_ERR_TLX_ALLOC_FAIL;
 
 	/* If contiguous queues are needed, check for availability */