diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 53085058100c24..64b61a8d426dc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6146,6 +6146,21 @@ static u16 bnxt_get_max_rss_ring(struct bnxt *bp)
 	return max_ring;
 }
 
+u16 bnxt_get_max_rss_ctx_ring(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	u16 i, tbl_size, max_ring = 0;
+	struct bnxt_rss_ctx *rss_ctx;
+
+	tbl_size = bnxt_get_rxfh_indir_size(bp->dev);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(rss_ctx, &bp->rss_ctx_list, list) {
+		for (i = 0; i < tbl_size; i++)
+			max_ring = max(max_ring, rss_ctx->rss_indir_tbl[i]);
+	}
+
+	return max_ring;
+}
+
 int bnxt_get_nr_rss_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp, int rx_rings)
 {
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_CHIP_P5_PLUS) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 9cf0acfa04e574..6b10a09ee1af7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -2776,6 +2776,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_set_tpa(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic,
 void bnxt_fill_ipv6_mask(__be32 mask[4]);
 int bnxt_alloc_rss_indir_tbl(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rss_ctx *rss_ctx);
 void bnxt_set_dflt_rss_indir_tbl(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rss_ctx *rss_ctx);
+u16 bnxt_get_max_rss_ctx_ring(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_get_nr_rss_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp, int rx_rings);
 int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic);
 int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_alloc(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 8763f8a01457f6..79c09c1cdf9363 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -961,6 +961,12 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	if (req_rx_rings < bp->rx_nr_rings &&
+	    req_rx_rings <= bnxt_get_max_rss_ctx_ring(bp)) {
+		netdev_warn(dev, "Can't deactivate rings used by RSS contexts\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (bnxt_get_nr_rss_ctxs(bp, req_rx_rings) !=
 	    bnxt_get_nr_rss_ctxs(bp, bp->rx_nr_rings) &&
 	    netif_is_rxfh_configured(dev)) {