diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 3ab082e3ff..7a8fa93767 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -864,17 +864,99 @@ rte_igbvf_pmd_init(const char *name __rte_unused, const char *params __rte_unuse
 	return (0);
 }
 
+static int
+igb_check_mq_mode(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	enum rte_eth_rx_mq_mode rx_mq_mode = dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode;
+	enum rte_eth_tx_mq_mode tx_mq_mode = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.mq_mode;
+	uint16_t nb_rx_q = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
+	uint16_t nb_tx_q = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
+
+	if ((rx_mq_mode & ETH_MQ_RX_DCB_FLAG) ||
+	    tx_mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_DCB ||
+	    tx_mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "DCB mode is not supported.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active != 0) {
+		/* Check multi-queue mode.
+		 * To no break software we accept ETH_MQ_RX_NONE as this might
+		 * be used to turn off VLAN filter.
+		 */
+
+		if (rx_mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_NONE ||
+		    rx_mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY) {
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY;
+			RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool = 1;
+		} else {
+			/* Only support one queue on VFs.
+			 * RSS together with SRIOV is not supported.
+			 */
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "SRIOV is active,"
+					" wrong mq_mode rx %d.",
+					rx_mq_mode);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		/* TX mode is not used here, so mode might be ignored.*/
+		if (tx_mq_mode != ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY) {
+			/* SRIOV only works in VMDq enable mode */
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(WARNING, "SRIOV is active,"
+					" TX mode %d is not supported. "
+					" Driver will behave as %d mode.",
+					tx_mq_mode, ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY);
+		}
+
+		/* check valid queue number */
+		if ((nb_rx_q > 1) || (nb_tx_q > 1)) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "SRIOV is active,"
+					" only support one queue on VFs.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* To no break software that set invalid mode, only display
+		 * warning if invalid mode is used.
+		 */
+		if (rx_mq_mode != ETH_MQ_RX_NONE &&
+		    rx_mq_mode != ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY &&
+		    rx_mq_mode != ETH_MQ_RX_RSS) {
+			/* RSS together with VMDq not supported*/
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "RX mode %d is not supported.",
+				     rx_mq_mode);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (tx_mq_mode != ETH_MQ_TX_NONE &&
+		    tx_mq_mode != ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(WARNING, "TX mode %d is not supported."
+					" Due to txmode is meaningless in this"
+					" driver, just ignore.",
+					tx_mq_mode);
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 eth_igb_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct e1000_interrupt *intr =
 		E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_INTR(dev->data->dev_private);
+	int ret;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	/* multipe queue mode checking */
+	ret  = igb_check_mq_mode(dev);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "igb_check_mq_mode fails with %d.",
+			    ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	intr->flags |= E1000_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
-	return (0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 437366114a..ece2e737bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,169 @@ ixgbe_vmdq_vlan_hw_filter_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL, vlanctrl);
 }
 
+static int
+ixgbe_check_vf_rss_rxq_num(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_rx_q)
+{
+	switch (nb_rx_q) {
+	case 1:
+	case 2:
+		RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active = ETH_64_POOLS;
+		break;
+	case 4:
+		RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active = ETH_32_POOLS;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool = nb_rx_q;
+	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).def_pool_q_idx = dev->pci_dev->max_vfs * nb_rx_q;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+ixgbe_check_mq_mode(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
+	uint16_t nb_rx_q = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
+	uint16_t nb_tx_q = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
+
+	if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active != 0) {
+		/* check multi-queue mode */
+		switch (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode) {
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB:
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB_RSS:
+			/* DCB/RSS VMDQ in SRIOV mode, not implement yet */
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "SRIOV active,"
+					" unsupported mq_mode rx %d.",
+					dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_RSS:
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS:
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS;
+			if (nb_rx_q <= RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool)
+				if (ixgbe_check_vf_rss_rxq_num(dev, nb_rx_q)) {
+					PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "SRIOV is active,"
+						" invalid queue number"
+						" for VMDQ RSS, allowed"
+						" value are 1, 2 or 4.");
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+			break;
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY:
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_NONE:
+			/* if nothing mq mode configure, use default scheme */
+			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY;
+			if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool > 1)
+				RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool = 1;
+			break;
+		default: /* ETH_MQ_RX_DCB, ETH_MQ_RX_DCB_RSS or ETH_MQ_TX_DCB*/
+			/* SRIOV only works in VMDq enable mode */
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "SRIOV is active,"
+					" wrong mq_mode rx %d.",
+					dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		switch (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode) {
+		case ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB:
+			/* DCB VMDQ in SRIOV mode, not implement yet */
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "SRIOV is active,"
+					" unsupported VMDQ mq_mode tx %d.",
+					dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		default: /* ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY or ETH_MQ_TX_NONE */
+			dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* check valid queue number */
+		if ((nb_rx_q > RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool) ||
+		    (nb_tx_q > RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool)) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "SRIOV is active,"
+					" queue number must less equal to %d.",
+					RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* check configuration for vmdb+dcb mode */
+		if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB) {
+			const struct rte_eth_vmdq_dcb_conf *conf;
+
+			if (nb_rx_q != IXGBE_VMDQ_DCB_NB_QUEUES) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "VMDQ+DCB, nb_rx_q != %d.",
+						IXGBE_VMDQ_DCB_NB_QUEUES);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			conf = &dev_conf->rx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_conf;
+			if (!(conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_16_POOLS ||
+			       conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_32_POOLS)) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "VMDQ+DCB selected,"
+						" nb_queue_pools must be %d or %d.",
+						ETH_16_POOLS, ETH_32_POOLS);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		}
+		if (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB) {
+			const struct rte_eth_vmdq_dcb_tx_conf *conf;
+
+			if (nb_tx_q != IXGBE_VMDQ_DCB_NB_QUEUES) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "VMDQ+DCB, nb_tx_q != %d",
+						 IXGBE_VMDQ_DCB_NB_QUEUES);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			conf = &dev_conf->tx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_tx_conf;
+			if (!(conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_16_POOLS ||
+			       conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_32_POOLS)) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "VMDQ+DCB selected,"
+						" nb_queue_pools != %d and"
+						" nb_queue_pools != %d.",
+						ETH_16_POOLS, ETH_32_POOLS);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* For DCB mode check our configuration before we go further */
+		if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_DCB) {
+			const struct rte_eth_dcb_rx_conf *conf;
+
+			if (nb_rx_q != IXGBE_DCB_NB_QUEUES) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "DCB selected, nb_rx_q != %d.",
+						 IXGBE_DCB_NB_QUEUES);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			conf = &dev_conf->rx_adv_conf.dcb_rx_conf;
+			if (!(conf->nb_tcs == ETH_4_TCS ||
+			       conf->nb_tcs == ETH_8_TCS)) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "DCB selected, nb_tcs != %d"
+						" and nb_tcs != %d.",
+						ETH_4_TCS, ETH_8_TCS);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_DCB) {
+			const struct rte_eth_dcb_tx_conf *conf;
+
+			if (nb_tx_q != IXGBE_DCB_NB_QUEUES) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "DCB, nb_tx_q != %d.",
+						 IXGBE_DCB_NB_QUEUES);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			conf = &dev_conf->tx_adv_conf.dcb_tx_conf;
+			if (!(conf->nb_tcs == ETH_4_TCS ||
+			       conf->nb_tcs == ETH_8_TCS)) {
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "DCB selected, nb_tcs != %d"
+						" and nb_tcs != %d.",
+						ETH_4_TCS, ETH_8_TCS);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 ixgbe_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -1646,8 +1809,16 @@ ixgbe_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_INTR(dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter =
 		(struct ixgbe_adapter *)dev->data->dev_private;
+	int ret;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	/* multipe queue mode checking */
+	ret  = ixgbe_check_mq_mode(dev);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "ixgbe_check_mq_mode fails with %d.",
+			    ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* set flag to update link status after init */
 	intr->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
index f75c6dd7c7..ccef592f30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #define IXGBE_VFTA_SIZE 128
 #define IXGBE_VLAN_TAG_SIZE 4
 #define IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM	128
+#define IXGBE_VMDQ_DCB_NB_QUEUES     IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM
+#define IXGBE_DCB_NB_QUEUES          IXGBE_MAX_RX_QUEUE_NUM
+
 #ifndef NBBY
 #define NBBY	8	/* number of bits in a byte */
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index f593f6e684..c7247c3c27 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -880,197 +880,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-rte_eth_dev_check_vf_rss_rxq_num(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q)
-{
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-
-	switch (nb_rx_q) {
-	case 1:
-	case 2:
-		RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active =
-			ETH_64_POOLS;
-		break;
-	case 4:
-		RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active =
-			ETH_32_POOLS;
-		break;
-	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool = nb_rx_q;
-	RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).def_pool_q_idx =
-		dev->pci_dev->max_vfs * nb_rx_q;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
-			  const struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf)
-{
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-
-	if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active != 0) {
-		/* check multi-queue mode */
-		if ((dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_DCB) ||
-		    (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_DCB_RSS) ||
-		    (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_DCB)) {
-			/* SRIOV only works in VMDq enable mode */
-			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%" PRIu8
-					" SRIOV active, "
-					"wrong VMDQ mq_mode rx %u tx %u\n",
-					port_id,
-					dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode,
-					dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		switch (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode) {
-		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB:
-		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB_RSS:
-			/* DCB/RSS VMDQ in SRIOV mode, not implement yet */
-			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%" PRIu8
-					" SRIOV active, "
-					"unsupported VMDQ mq_mode rx %u\n",
-					port_id, dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		case ETH_MQ_RX_RSS:
-			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%" PRIu8
-					" SRIOV active, "
-					"Rx mq mode is changed from:"
-					"mq_mode %u into VMDQ mq_mode %u\n",
-					port_id,
-					dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode,
-					dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode);
-		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS:
-			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS;
-			if (nb_rx_q <= RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool)
-				if (rte_eth_dev_check_vf_rss_rxq_num(port_id, nb_rx_q) != 0) {
-					PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d"
-							" SRIOV active, invalid queue"
-							" number for VMDQ RSS, allowed"
-							" value are 1, 2 or 4\n",
-							port_id);
-					return -EINVAL;
-				}
-			break;
-		default: /* ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY or ETH_MQ_RX_NONE */
-			/* if nothing mq mode configure, use default scheme */
-			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_ONLY;
-			if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool > 1)
-				RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		switch (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode) {
-		case ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB:
-			/* DCB VMDQ in SRIOV mode, not implement yet */
-			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%" PRIu8
-					" SRIOV active, "
-					"unsupported VMDQ mq_mode tx %u\n",
-					port_id, dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		default: /* ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY or ETH_MQ_TX_NONE */
-			/* if nothing mq mode configure, use default scheme */
-			dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_ONLY;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		/* check valid queue number */
-		if ((nb_rx_q > RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool) ||
-		    (nb_tx_q > RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool)) {
-			PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d SRIOV active, "
-					"queue number must less equal to %d\n",
-					port_id,
-					RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).nb_q_per_pool);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-	} else {
-		/* For vmdb+dcb mode check our configuration before we go further */
-		if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_DCB) {
-			const struct rte_eth_vmdq_dcb_conf *conf;
-
-			if (nb_rx_q != ETH_VMDQ_DCB_NUM_QUEUES) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d VMDQ+DCB, nb_rx_q "
-						"!= %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_VMDQ_DCB_NUM_QUEUES);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			conf = &(dev_conf->rx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_conf);
-			if (!(conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_16_POOLS ||
-			      conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_32_POOLS)) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d VMDQ+DCB selected, "
-						"nb_queue_pools must be %d or %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_16_POOLS, ETH_32_POOLS);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-		}
-		if (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_VMDQ_DCB) {
-			const struct rte_eth_vmdq_dcb_tx_conf *conf;
-
-			if (nb_tx_q != ETH_VMDQ_DCB_NUM_QUEUES) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d VMDQ+DCB, nb_tx_q "
-						"!= %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_VMDQ_DCB_NUM_QUEUES);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			conf = &(dev_conf->tx_adv_conf.vmdq_dcb_tx_conf);
-			if (!(conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_16_POOLS ||
-			      conf->nb_queue_pools == ETH_32_POOLS)) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d VMDQ+DCB selected, "
-						"nb_queue_pools != %d or nb_queue_pools "
-						"!= %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_16_POOLS, ETH_32_POOLS);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-		}
-
-		/* For DCB mode check our configuration before we go further */
-		if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_DCB) {
-			const struct rte_eth_dcb_rx_conf *conf;
-
-			if (nb_rx_q != ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d DCB, nb_rx_q "
-						"!= %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			conf = &(dev_conf->rx_adv_conf.dcb_rx_conf);
-			if (!(conf->nb_tcs == ETH_4_TCS ||
-			      conf->nb_tcs == ETH_8_TCS)) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d DCB selected, "
-						"nb_tcs != %d or nb_tcs "
-						"!= %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_4_TCS, ETH_8_TCS);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (dev_conf->txmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_TX_DCB) {
-			const struct rte_eth_dcb_tx_conf *conf;
-
-			if (nb_tx_q != ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d DCB, nb_tx_q "
-						"!= %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_DCB_NUM_QUEUES);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			conf = &(dev_conf->tx_adv_conf.dcb_tx_conf);
-			if (!(conf->nb_tcs == ETH_4_TCS ||
-			      conf->nb_tcs == ETH_8_TCS)) {
-				PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("ethdev port_id=%d DCB selected, "
-						"nb_tcs != %d or nb_tcs "
-						"!= %d\n",
-						port_id, ETH_4_TCS, ETH_8_TCS);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		      const struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf)
@@ -1182,14 +991,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 							ETHER_MAX_LEN;
 	}
 
-	/* multiple queue mode checking */
-	diag = rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode(port_id, nb_rx_q, nb_tx_q, dev_conf);
-	if (diag != 0) {
-		PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("port%d rte_eth_dev_check_mq_mode = %d\n",
-				port_id, diag);
-		return diag;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Setup new number of RX/TX queues and reconfigure device.
 	 */