diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index 302001d6661e..d7ff5fa45cb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int mlx5e_get_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 #define MLX5E_MAX_COAL_FRAMES		MLX5_MAX_CQ_COUNT
 
 static void
-mlx5e_set_priv_channels_coalesce(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct ethtool_coalesce *coal)
+mlx5e_set_priv_channels_tx_coalesce(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct ethtool_coalesce *coal)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	int tc;
@@ -540,6 +540,17 @@ mlx5e_set_priv_channels_coalesce(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct ethtool_coalesc
 						coal->tx_coalesce_usecs,
 						coal->tx_max_coalesced_frames);
 		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+mlx5e_set_priv_channels_rx_coalesce(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct ethtool_coalesce *coal)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->channels.num; ++i) {
+		struct mlx5e_channel *c = priv->channels.c[i];
 
 		mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation(mdev, &c->rq.cq.mcq,
 					       coal->rx_coalesce_usecs,
@@ -596,7 +607,10 @@ int mlx5e_ethtool_set_coalesce(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	reset_tx = !!coal->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce != priv->channels.params.tx_dim_enabled;
 
 	if (!reset_rx && !reset_tx) {
-		mlx5e_set_priv_channels_coalesce(priv, coal);
+		if (!coal->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce)
+			mlx5e_set_priv_channels_rx_coalesce(priv, coal);
+		if (!coal->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce)
+			mlx5e_set_priv_channels_tx_coalesce(priv, coal);
 		priv->channels.params = new_channels.params;
 		goto out;
 	}