diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 57b7298a0e79..58f3df784ded 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ struct mlx5e_channel {
 	u8                         lag_port;
 
 	/* XDP_REDIRECT */
-	struct mlx5e_xdpsq         xdpsq;
+	struct mlx5e_xdpsq        *xdpsq;
 
 	/* AF_XDP zero-copy */
 	struct mlx5e_rq            xskrq;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
index 4610621a340e..94b291662087 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ int mlx5e_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 	if (unlikely(sq_num >= priv->channels.num))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	sq = &priv->channels.c[sq_num]->xdpsq;
+	sq = priv->channels.c[sq_num]->xdpsq;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		struct mlx5e_xmit_data_frags xdptxdf = {};
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index f37afa52e2b8..2f609b92d29b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2086,6 +2086,44 @@ void mlx5e_close_xdpsq(struct mlx5e_xdpsq *sq)
 	mlx5e_free_xdpsq(sq);
 }
 
+static struct mlx5e_xdpsq *mlx5e_open_xdpredirect_sq(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
+						     struct mlx5e_params *params,
+						     struct mlx5e_channel_param *cparam,
+						     struct mlx5e_create_cq_param *ccp)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_xdpsq *xdpsq;
+	int err;
+
+	xdpsq = kvzalloc_node(sizeof(*xdpsq), GFP_KERNEL, c->cpu);
+	if (!xdpsq)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	err = mlx5e_open_cq(c->mdev, params->tx_cq_moderation,
+			    &cparam->xdp_sq.cqp, ccp, &xdpsq->cq);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_xdpsq;
+
+	err = mlx5e_open_xdpsq(c, params, &cparam->xdp_sq, NULL, xdpsq, true);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_close_xdpsq_cq;
+
+	return xdpsq;
+
+err_close_xdpsq_cq:
+	mlx5e_close_cq(&xdpsq->cq);
+err_free_xdpsq:
+	kvfree(xdpsq);
+
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+static void mlx5e_close_xdpredirect_sq(struct mlx5e_xdpsq *xdpsq)
+{
+	mlx5e_close_xdpsq(xdpsq);
+	mlx5e_close_cq(&xdpsq->cq);
+	kvfree(xdpsq);
+}
+
 static int mlx5e_alloc_cq_common(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 				 struct net_device *netdev,
 				 struct workqueue_struct *workqueue,
@@ -2496,15 +2534,16 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_close_icosq_cq;
 
-	err = mlx5e_open_cq(c->mdev, params->tx_cq_moderation, &cparam->xdp_sq.cqp, &ccp,
-			    &c->xdpsq.cq);
-	if (err)
+	c->xdpsq = mlx5e_open_xdpredirect_sq(c, params, cparam, &ccp);
+	if (IS_ERR(c->xdpsq)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(c->xdpsq);
 		goto err_close_tx_cqs;
+	}
 
 	err = mlx5e_open_cq(c->mdev, params->rx_cq_moderation, &cparam->rq.cqp, &ccp,
 			    &c->rq.cq);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_close_xdp_tx_cqs;
+		goto err_close_xdpredirect_sq;
 
 	err = c->xdp ? mlx5e_open_cq(c->mdev, params->tx_cq_moderation, &cparam->xdp_sq.cqp,
 				     &ccp, &c->rq_xdpsq.cq) : 0;
@@ -2516,7 +2555,7 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	err = mlx5e_open_icosq(c, params, &cparam->async_icosq, &c->async_icosq,
 			       mlx5e_async_icosq_err_cqe_work);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_close_xdpsq_cq;
+		goto err_close_rq_xdpsq_cq;
 
 	mutex_init(&c->icosq_recovery_lock);
 
@@ -2540,16 +2579,8 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 			goto err_close_rq;
 	}
 
-	err = mlx5e_open_xdpsq(c, params, &cparam->xdp_sq, NULL, &c->xdpsq, true);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_close_xdp_sq;
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_close_xdp_sq:
-	if (c->xdp)
-		mlx5e_close_xdpsq(&c->rq_xdpsq);
-
 err_close_rq:
 	mlx5e_close_rq(&c->rq);
 
@@ -2562,15 +2593,15 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 err_close_async_icosq:
 	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->async_icosq);
 
-err_close_xdpsq_cq:
+err_close_rq_xdpsq_cq:
 	if (c->xdp)
 		mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq_xdpsq.cq);
 
 err_close_rx_cq:
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq.cq);
 
-err_close_xdp_tx_cqs:
-	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->xdpsq.cq);
+err_close_xdpredirect_sq:
+	mlx5e_close_xdpredirect_sq(c->xdpsq);
 
 err_close_tx_cqs:
 	mlx5e_close_tx_cqs(c);
@@ -2586,7 +2617,6 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 
 static void mlx5e_close_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 {
-	mlx5e_close_xdpsq(&c->xdpsq);
 	if (c->xdp)
 		mlx5e_close_xdpsq(&c->rq_xdpsq);
 	/* The same ICOSQ is used for UMRs for both RQ and XSKRQ. */
@@ -2599,7 +2629,7 @@ static void mlx5e_close_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 	if (c->xdp)
 		mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq_xdpsq.cq);
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq.cq);
-	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->xdpsq.cq);
+	mlx5e_close_xdpredirect_sq(c->xdpsq);
 	mlx5e_close_tx_cqs(c);
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->icosq.cq);
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->async_icosq.cq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 92094bf60d59..554f9cb5b53f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ mlx5e_add_sqs_fwd_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 			if (c->xdp)
 				sqs[num_sqs++] = c->rq_xdpsq.sqn;
 
-			sqs[num_sqs++] = c->xdpsq.sqn;
+			if (c->xdpsq)
+				sqs[num_sqs++] = c->xdpsq->sqn;
 		}
 	}
 	if (ptp_sq) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
index 5873fde65c2e..3a12a933ed87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ int mlx5e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	if (unlikely(!budget))
 		goto out;
 
-	busy |= mlx5e_poll_xdpsq_cq(&c->xdpsq.cq);
+	if (c->xdpsq)
+		busy |= mlx5e_poll_xdpsq_cq(&c->xdpsq->cq);
 
 	if (c->xdp)
 		busy |= mlx5e_poll_xdpsq_cq(&c->rq_xdpsq.cq);
@@ -236,7 +237,8 @@ int mlx5e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	mlx5e_cq_arm(&rq->cq);
 	mlx5e_cq_arm(&c->icosq.cq);
 	mlx5e_cq_arm(&c->async_icosq.cq);
-	mlx5e_cq_arm(&c->xdpsq.cq);
+	if (c->xdpsq)
+		mlx5e_cq_arm(&c->xdpsq->cq);
 
 	if (xsk_open) {
 		mlx5e_handle_rx_dim(xskrq);
