diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index f5922d63e33e..1593efc4502b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -841,6 +841,21 @@ static int nix_aq_enqueue_wait(struct rvu *rvu, struct rvu_block *block,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void nix_get_aq_req_smq(struct rvu *rvu, struct nix_aq_enq_req *req,
+			       u16 *smq, u16 *smq_mask)
+{
+	struct nix_cn10k_aq_enq_req *aq_req;
+
+	if (!is_rvu_otx2(rvu)) {
+		aq_req = (struct nix_cn10k_aq_enq_req *)req;
+		*smq = aq_req->sq.smq;
+		*smq_mask = aq_req->sq_mask.smq;
+	} else {
+		*smq = req->sq.smq;
+		*smq_mask = req->sq_mask.smq;
+	}
+}
+
 static int rvu_nix_blk_aq_enq_inst(struct rvu *rvu, struct nix_hw *nix_hw,
 				   struct nix_aq_enq_req *req,
 				   struct nix_aq_enq_rsp *rsp)
@@ -852,6 +867,7 @@ static int rvu_nix_blk_aq_enq_inst(struct rvu *rvu, struct nix_hw *nix_hw,
 	struct rvu_block *block;
 	struct admin_queue *aq;
 	struct rvu_pfvf *pfvf;
+	u16 smq, smq_mask;
 	void *ctx, *mask;
 	bool ena;
 	u64 cfg;
@@ -923,13 +939,14 @@ static int rvu_nix_blk_aq_enq_inst(struct rvu *rvu, struct nix_hw *nix_hw,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	nix_get_aq_req_smq(rvu, req, &smq, &smq_mask);
 	/* Check if SQ pointed SMQ belongs to this PF/VF or not */
 	if (req->ctype == NIX_AQ_CTYPE_SQ &&
 	    ((req->op == NIX_AQ_INSTOP_INIT && req->sq.ena) ||
 	     (req->op == NIX_AQ_INSTOP_WRITE &&
-	      req->sq_mask.ena && req->sq_mask.smq && req->sq.ena))) {
+	      req->sq_mask.ena && req->sq.ena && smq_mask))) {
 		if (!is_valid_txschq(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_TXSCH_LVL_SMQ,
-				     pcifunc, req->sq.smq))
+				     pcifunc, smq))
 			return NIX_AF_ERR_AQ_ENQUEUE;
 	}