diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
index aa633381aa47..504c8f71b61d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,14 @@ static int qed_sp_ll2_tx_queue_start(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	p_ramrod->gsi_offload_flag = p_ll2_conn->input.gsi_enable;
 
-	return qed_spq_post(p_hwfn, p_ent, NULL);
+	rc = qed_spq_post(p_hwfn, p_ent, NULL);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	rc = qed_db_recovery_add(p_hwfn->cdev, p_tx->doorbell_addr,
+				 &p_tx->db_msg, DB_REC_WIDTH_32B,
+				 DB_REC_KERNEL);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int qed_sp_ll2_rx_queue_stop(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
@@ -1119,9 +1126,11 @@ static int qed_sp_ll2_rx_queue_stop(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 static int qed_sp_ll2_tx_queue_stop(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 				    struct qed_ll2_info *p_ll2_conn)
 {
+	struct qed_ll2_tx_queue *p_tx = &p_ll2_conn->tx_queue;
 	struct qed_spq_entry *p_ent = NULL;
 	struct qed_sp_init_data init_data;
 	int rc = -EINVAL;
+	qed_db_recovery_del(p_hwfn->cdev, p_tx->doorbell_addr, &p_tx->db_msg);
 
 	/* Get SPQ entry */
 	memset(&init_data, 0, sizeof(init_data));
@@ -1542,6 +1551,13 @@ int qed_ll2_establish_connection(void *cxt, u8 connection_handle)
 	p_tx->doorbell_addr = (u8 __iomem *)p_hwfn->doorbells +
 					    qed_db_addr(p_ll2_conn->cid,
 							DQ_DEMS_LEGACY);
+	/* prepare db data */
+	SET_FIELD(p_tx->db_msg.params, CORE_DB_DATA_DEST, DB_DEST_XCM);
+	SET_FIELD(p_tx->db_msg.params, CORE_DB_DATA_AGG_CMD, DB_AGG_CMD_SET);
+	SET_FIELD(p_tx->db_msg.params, CORE_DB_DATA_AGG_VAL_SEL,
+		  DQ_XCM_CORE_TX_BD_PROD_CMD);
+	p_tx->db_msg.agg_flags = DQ_XCM_CORE_DQ_CF_CMD;
+
 
 	rc = qed_ll2_establish_connection_rx(p_hwfn, p_ll2_conn);
 	if (rc)
@@ -1780,7 +1796,6 @@ static void qed_ll2_tx_packet_notify(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	bool b_notify = p_ll2_conn->tx_queue.cur_send_packet->notify_fw;
 	struct qed_ll2_tx_queue *p_tx = &p_ll2_conn->tx_queue;
 	struct qed_ll2_tx_packet *p_pkt = NULL;
-	struct core_db_data db_msg = { 0, 0, 0 };
 	u16 bd_prod;
 
 	/* If there are missing BDs, don't do anything now */
@@ -1809,24 +1824,19 @@ static void qed_ll2_tx_packet_notify(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 		list_move_tail(&p_pkt->list_entry, &p_tx->active_descq);
 	}
 
-	SET_FIELD(db_msg.params, CORE_DB_DATA_DEST, DB_DEST_XCM);
-	SET_FIELD(db_msg.params, CORE_DB_DATA_AGG_CMD, DB_AGG_CMD_SET);
-	SET_FIELD(db_msg.params, CORE_DB_DATA_AGG_VAL_SEL,
-		  DQ_XCM_CORE_TX_BD_PROD_CMD);
-	db_msg.agg_flags = DQ_XCM_CORE_DQ_CF_CMD;
-	db_msg.spq_prod = cpu_to_le16(bd_prod);
+	p_tx->db_msg.spq_prod = cpu_to_le16(bd_prod);
 
 	/* Make sure the BDs data is updated before ringing the doorbell */
 	wmb();
 
-	DIRECT_REG_WR(p_tx->doorbell_addr, *((u32 *)&db_msg));
+	DIRECT_REG_WR(p_tx->doorbell_addr, *((u32 *)&p_tx->db_msg));
 
 	DP_VERBOSE(p_hwfn,
 		   (NETIF_MSG_TX_QUEUED | QED_MSG_LL2),
 		   "LL2 [q 0x%02x cid 0x%08x type 0x%08x] Doorbelled [producer 0x%04x]\n",
 		   p_ll2_conn->queue_id,
 		   p_ll2_conn->cid,
-		   p_ll2_conn->input.conn_type, db_msg.spq_prod);
+		   p_ll2_conn->input.conn_type, p_tx->db_msg.spq_prod);
 }
 
 int qed_ll2_prepare_tx_packet(void *cxt,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h
index 1a5c1ae01474..5f01fbd3c073 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct qed_ll2_tx_queue {
 	struct qed_ll2_tx_packet cur_completing_packet;
 	u16 cur_completing_bd_idx;
 	void __iomem *doorbell_addr;
+	struct core_db_data db_msg;
 	u16 bds_idx;
 	u16 cur_send_frag_num;
 	u16 cur_completing_frag_num;