diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/em_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/em_rxtx.c
index 0c3eb6aa24..b7c4598132 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/em_rxtx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/em_rxtx.c
@@ -1270,6 +1270,8 @@ eth_em_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	txq->pthresh = tx_conf->tx_thresh.pthresh;
 	txq->hthresh = tx_conf->tx_thresh.hthresh;
 	txq->wthresh = tx_conf->tx_thresh.wthresh;
+	if (txq->wthresh > 0 && hw->mac.type == e1000_82576)
+		txq->wthresh = 1;
 	txq->queue_id = queue_idx;
 	txq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
 
@@ -1391,6 +1393,9 @@ eth_em_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	rxq->pthresh = rx_conf->rx_thresh.pthresh;
 	rxq->hthresh = rx_conf->rx_thresh.hthresh;
 	rxq->wthresh = rx_conf->rx_thresh.wthresh;
+	if (rxq->wthresh > 0 && hw->mac.type == e1000_82576)
+		rxq->wthresh = 1;
+
 	rxq->rx_free_thresh = rx_conf->rx_free_thresh;
 	rxq->queue_id = queue_idx;
 	rxq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index 462bbc4621..28fe163c7a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -1227,8 +1227,6 @@ eth_igb_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	txq->pthresh = tx_conf->tx_thresh.pthresh;
 	txq->hthresh = tx_conf->tx_thresh.hthresh;
 	txq->wthresh = tx_conf->tx_thresh.wthresh;
-	if (txq->wthresh > 0 && hw->mac.type == e1000_82576)
-		txq->wthresh = 1;
 	txq->queue_id = queue_idx;
 	txq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
 
@@ -1343,8 +1341,6 @@ eth_igb_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	rxq->pthresh = rx_conf->rx_thresh.pthresh;
 	rxq->hthresh = rx_conf->rx_thresh.hthresh;
 	rxq->wthresh = rx_conf->rx_thresh.wthresh;
-	if (rxq->wthresh > 0 && hw->mac.type == e1000_82576)
-		rxq->wthresh = 1;
 	rxq->drop_en = rx_conf->rx_drop_en;
 	rxq->rx_free_thresh = rx_conf->rx_free_thresh;
 	rxq->queue_id = queue_idx;