diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c
index 10a571b5b565..ef10a2e730bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/ctrl.c
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 #define NFP_Q_STAT_PKTS		0
 #define NFP_Q_STAT_BYTES	8
 
+#define NFP_NET_ABM_MBOX_CMD		NFP_NET_CFG_MBOX_SIMPLE_CMD
+#define NFP_NET_ABM_MBOX_RET		NFP_NET_CFG_MBOX_SIMPLE_RET
+#define NFP_NET_ABM_MBOX_DATALEN	NFP_NET_CFG_MBOX_SIMPLE_VAL
+#define NFP_NET_ABM_MBOX_RESERVED	(NFP_NET_CFG_MBOX_SIMPLE_VAL + 4)
+#define NFP_NET_ABM_MBOX_DATA		(NFP_NET_CFG_MBOX_SIMPLE_VAL + 8)
+
 static int
 nfp_abm_ctrl_stat(struct nfp_abm_link *alink, const struct nfp_rtsym *sym,
 		  unsigned int stride, unsigned int offset, unsigned int band,
@@ -215,10 +221,42 @@ int nfp_abm_ctrl_qm_disable(struct nfp_abm *abm)
 			    NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-void nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink)
+static int nfp_abm_ctrl_prio_check_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink)
+{
+	struct nfp_abm *abm = alink->abm;
+	struct nfp_net *nn = alink->vnic;
+	unsigned int min_mbox_sz;
+
+	if (!nfp_abm_has_prio(alink->abm))
+		return 0;
+
+	min_mbox_sz = NFP_NET_ABM_MBOX_DATA + alink->abm->prio_map_len;
+	if (nn->tlv_caps.mbox_len < min_mbox_sz) {
+		nfp_err(abm->app->pf->cpp, "vNIC mailbox too small for prio offload: %u, need: %u\n",
+			nn->tlv_caps.mbox_len,  min_mbox_sz);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink)
 {
 	alink->queue_base = nn_readl(alink->vnic, NFP_NET_CFG_START_RXQ);
 	alink->queue_base /= alink->vnic->stride_rx;
+
+	return nfp_abm_ctrl_prio_check_params(alink);
+}
+
+static unsigned int nfp_abm_ctrl_prio_map_size(struct nfp_abm *abm)
+{
+	unsigned int size;
+
+	size = roundup_pow_of_two(order_base_2(abm->num_bands));
+	size = DIV_ROUND_UP(size * abm->num_prios, BITS_PER_BYTE);
+	size = round_up(size, sizeof(u32));
+
+	return size;
 }
 
 static const struct nfp_rtsym *
@@ -273,6 +311,8 @@ int nfp_abm_ctrl_find_addrs(struct nfp_abm *abm)
 		return res;
 	abm->num_prios = res;
 
+	abm->prio_map_len = nfp_abm_ctrl_prio_map_size(abm);
+
 	/* Check values are sane, U16_MAX is arbitrarily chosen as max */
 	if (!is_power_of_2(abm->num_bands) || !is_power_of_2(abm->num_prios) ||
 	    abm->num_bands > U16_MAX || abm->num_prios > U16_MAX ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
index 4f95f7b4430b..aeb0c9a1f260 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ nfp_abm_vnic_alloc(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn, unsigned int id)
 	alink->id = id;
 	alink->total_queues = alink->vnic->max_rx_rings;
 
+	err = nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(alink);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_alink;
+
 	/* This is a multi-host app, make sure MAC/PHY is up, but don't
 	 * make the MAC/PHY state follow the state of any of the ports.
 	 */
@@ -325,7 +329,6 @@ nfp_abm_vnic_alloc(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn, unsigned int id)
 	netif_keep_dst(nn->dp.netdev);
 
 	nfp_abm_vnic_set_mac(app->pf, abm, nn, id);
-	nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(alink);
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&alink->qdiscs, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h
index 6bb4e60c1ad8..1ca2768cd5a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.h
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ struct nfp_net;
  * @thresholds:		current threshold configuration
  * @threshold_undef:	bitmap of thresholds which have not been set
  * @num_thresholds:	number of @thresholds and bits in @threshold_undef
+ * @prio_map_len:	computed length of FW priority map (in bytes)
  *
  * @eswitch_mode:	devlink eswitch mode, advanced functions only visible
  *			in switchdev mode
+ *
  * @q_lvls:	queue level control area
  * @qm_stats:	queue statistics symbol
  * @q_stats:	basic queue statistics (only in per-band case)
@@ -51,8 +53,10 @@ struct nfp_abm {
 	u32 *thresholds;
 	unsigned long *threshold_undef;
 	size_t num_thresholds;
+	unsigned int prio_map_len;
 
 	enum devlink_eswitch_mode eswitch_mode;
+
 	const struct nfp_rtsym *q_lvls;
 	const struct nfp_rtsym *qm_stats;
 	const struct nfp_rtsym *q_stats;
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ int nfp_abm_setup_tc_mq(struct net_device *netdev, struct nfp_abm_link *alink,
 int nfp_abm_setup_tc_gred(struct net_device *netdev, struct nfp_abm_link *alink,
 			  struct tc_gred_qopt_offload *opt);
 
-void nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink);
+int nfp_abm_ctrl_read_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink);
 int nfp_abm_ctrl_find_addrs(struct nfp_abm *abm);
 int __nfp_abm_ctrl_set_q_lvl(struct nfp_abm *abm, unsigned int id, u32 val);
 int nfp_abm_ctrl_set_q_lvl(struct nfp_abm_link *alink, unsigned int band,