diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index ffea9859f5a7..7ec2c9717cf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -1854,7 +1854,8 @@ static int xgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (tc_to_netdev->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	tc = tc_to_netdev->tc;
+	tc_to_netdev->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+	tc = tc_to_netdev->mqprio->num_tc;
 
 	if (tc > pdata->hw_feat.tc_cnt)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 9e8c06130c09..ad3e0631877e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -4277,7 +4277,10 @@ int __bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 {
 	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return bnx2x_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
+
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
+	return bnx2x_setup_tc(dev, tc->mqprio->num_tc);
 }
 
 /* called with rtnl_lock */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 32de4589d16a..174ec8f84637 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6905,7 +6905,9 @@ static int bnxt_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return bnxt_setup_mq_tc(dev, ntc->tc);
+	ntc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
+	return bnxt_setup_mq_tc(dev, ntc->mqprio->num_tc);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
index aa769cbc7425..d4bb8bf86a45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
@@ -346,33 +346,37 @@ static int dpaa_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 			 struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
 	struct dpaa_priv *priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
+	u8 num_tc;
 	int i;
 
 	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (tc->tc == priv->num_tc)
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+	num_tc = tc->mqprio->num_tc;
+
+	if (num_tc == priv->num_tc)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!tc->tc) {
+	if (!num_tc) {
 		netdev_reset_tc(net_dev);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (tc->tc > DPAA_TC_NUM) {
+	if (num_tc > DPAA_TC_NUM) {
 		netdev_err(net_dev, "Too many traffic classes: max %d supported.\n",
 			   DPAA_TC_NUM);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	netdev_set_num_tc(net_dev, tc->tc);
+	netdev_set_num_tc(net_dev, num_tc);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tc->tc; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < num_tc; i++)
 		netdev_set_tc_queue(net_dev, i, DPAA_TC_TXQ_NUM,
 				    i * DPAA_TC_TXQ_NUM);
 
 out:
-	priv->num_tc = tc->tc ? tc->tc : 1;
+	priv->num_tc = num_tc ? : 1;
 	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(net_dev, priv->num_tc * DPAA_TC_TXQ_NUM);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
index 01db688cf539..72481670478c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
@@ -1226,7 +1226,9 @@ static int __fm10k_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return fm10k_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
+	return fm10k_setup_tc(dev, tc->mqprio->num_tc);
 }
 
 static void fm10k_assign_l2_accel(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 113b32911f1b..9df0d86812e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5611,9 +5611,12 @@ static int __i40e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 			   struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 #endif
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return i40e_setup_tc(netdev, tc->tc);
+
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
+	return i40e_setup_tc(netdev, tc->mqprio->num_tc);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index a7a430a7be2c..d45477db0227 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -8948,7 +8948,9 @@ static int __ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
+	return ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, tc->mqprio->num_tc);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 61420473fe5f..94fab20ef146 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ static int __mlx4_en_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return mlx4_en_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
+	return mlx4_en_setup_tc(dev, tc->mqprio->num_tc);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 8ef64c4db2c2..f96a73ea8e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2737,7 +2737,9 @@ mqprio:
 	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return mlx5e_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
+	return mlx5e_setup_tc(dev, tc->mqprio->num_tc);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/tx.c
index 104fb15a73f2..f6daf09b8627 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/tx.c
@@ -437,11 +437,13 @@ int ef4_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	num_tc = ntc->tc;
+	num_tc = ntc->mqprio->num_tc;
 
 	if (ef4_nic_rev(efx) < EF4_REV_FALCON_B0 || num_tc > EF4_MAX_TX_TC)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ntc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
 	if (num_tc == net_dev->num_tc)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
index ff88d60aa6d5..3bdf87f31087 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
@@ -665,11 +665,13 @@ int efx_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	num_tc = ntc->tc;
+	num_tc = ntc->mqprio->num_tc;
 
 	if (num_tc > EFX_MAX_TX_TC)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ntc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+
 	if (num_tc == net_dev->num_tc)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index 7c7ae0890e90..9027c9c509b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -1882,6 +1882,7 @@ static u16 netcp_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static int netcp_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 			  struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
+	u8 num_tc;
 	int i;
 
 	/* setup tc must be called under rtnl lock */
@@ -1890,15 +1891,18 @@ static int netcp_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	tc->mqprio->hw = TC_MQPRIO_HW_OFFLOAD_TCS;
+	num_tc = tc->mqprio->num_tc;
+
 	/* Sanity-check the number of traffic classes requested */
 	if ((dev->real_num_tx_queues <= 1) ||
-	    (dev->real_num_tx_queues < tc->tc))
+	    (dev->real_num_tx_queues < num_tc))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Configure traffic class to queue mappings */
-	if (tc->tc) {
-		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, tc->tc);
-		for (i = 0; i < tc->tc; i++)
+	if (num_tc) {
+		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, num_tc);
+		for (i = 0; i < num_tc; i++)
 			netdev_set_tc_queue(dev, i, 1, i);
 	} else {
 		netdev_reset_tc(dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 97456b2539e4..b7365b587818 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -786,11 +786,11 @@ struct tc_cls_u32_offload;
 struct tc_to_netdev {
 	unsigned int type;
 	union {
-		u8 tc;
 		struct tc_cls_u32_offload *cls_u32;
 		struct tc_cls_flower_offload *cls_flower;
 		struct tc_cls_matchall_offload *cls_mall;
 		struct tc_cls_bpf_offload *cls_bpf;
+		struct tc_mqprio_qopt *mqprio;
 	};
 	bool egress_dev;
 };
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
index 5f55bf149d9f..0a4cf27ea54b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ static void mqprio_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = qdisc_dev(sch);
 	struct mqprio_sched *priv = qdisc_priv(sch);
-	struct tc_to_netdev tc = {.type = TC_SETUP_MQPRIO};
 	unsigned int ntx;
 
 	if (priv->qdiscs) {
@@ -39,10 +38,15 @@ static void mqprio_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 		kfree(priv->qdiscs);
 	}
 
-	if (priv->hw_offload && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc)
+	if (priv->hw_offload && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc) {
+		struct tc_mqprio_qopt offload = { 0 };
+		struct tc_to_netdev tc = { .type = TC_SETUP_MQPRIO,
+					   { .mqprio = &offload } };
+
 		dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, sch->handle, 0, &tc);
-	else
+	} else {
 		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 static int mqprio_parse_opt(struct net_device *dev, struct tc_mqprio_qopt *qopt)
@@ -144,14 +148,15 @@ static int mqprio_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	 * supplied and verified mapping
 	 */
 	if (qopt->hw) {
-		struct tc_to_netdev tc = {.type = TC_SETUP_MQPRIO,
-					  { .tc = qopt->num_tc }};
+		struct tc_mqprio_qopt offload = *qopt;
+		struct tc_to_netdev tc = { .type = TC_SETUP_MQPRIO,
+					   { .mqprio = &offload } };
 
 		err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, sch->handle, 0, &tc);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		priv->hw_offload = qopt->hw;
+		priv->hw_offload = offload.hw;
 	} else {
 		netdev_set_num_tc(dev, qopt->num_tc);
 		for (i = 0; i < qopt->num_tc; i++)