diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 2646ee6f295f..9ec250c26284 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3958,7 +3958,8 @@ void ixgbe_configure_tx_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	}
 
 	/* initialize XPS */
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(__IXGBE_TX_XPS_INIT_DONE, ring->state)) {
+	if (!ring_is_xdp(ring) &&
+	    !test_and_set_bit(__IXGBE_TX_XPS_INIT_DONE, ring->state)) {
 		struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector = ring->q_vector;
 
 		if (q_vector)