diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 385a46f910d6..d9d045667a9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -248,9 +248,8 @@ static int i40e_config_vsi_tx_queue(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_idx,
 	tx_ctx.qlen = info->ring_len;
 	tx_ctx.rdylist = le16_to_cpu(pf->vsi[vsi_idx]->info.qs_handle[0]);
 	tx_ctx.rdylist_act = 0;
-	tx_ctx.head_wb_ena = 1;
-	tx_ctx.head_wb_addr = info->dma_ring_addr +
-			      (info->ring_len * sizeof(struct i40e_tx_desc));
+	tx_ctx.head_wb_ena = info->headwb_enabled;
+	tx_ctx.head_wb_addr = info->dma_headwb_addr;
 
 	/* clear the context in the HMC */
 	ret = i40e_clear_lan_tx_queue_context(hw, pf_queue_id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
index cd414dac7553..6d76f29eaac1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ void i40evf_configure_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 		vqpi->txq.queue_id = i;
 		vqpi->txq.ring_len = adapter->tx_rings[i]->count;
 		vqpi->txq.dma_ring_addr = adapter->tx_rings[i]->dma;
+		vqpi->txq.headwb_enabled = 1;
+		vqpi->txq.dma_headwb_addr = vqpi->txq.dma_ring_addr +
+		    (vqpi->txq.ring_len * sizeof(struct i40e_tx_desc));
 
 		vqpi->rxq.vsi_id = vqci->vsi_id;
 		vqpi->rxq.queue_id = i;