diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 62e91512aeab..4367da4eb352 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -4264,11 +4264,11 @@ static char *ice_get_opt_fw_name(struct ice_pf *pf)
 /**
  * ice_request_fw - Device initialization routine
  * @pf: pointer to the PF instance
+ * @firmware: double pointer to firmware struct
  */
-static void ice_request_fw(struct ice_pf *pf)
+static int ice_request_fw(struct ice_pf *pf, const struct firmware **firmware)
 {
 	char *opt_fw_filename = ice_get_opt_fw_name(pf);
-	const struct firmware *firmware = NULL;
 	struct device *dev = ice_pf_to_dev(pf);
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -4277,29 +4277,94 @@ static void ice_request_fw(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	 * and warning messages for other errors.
 	 */
 	if (opt_fw_filename) {
-		err = firmware_request_nowarn(&firmware, opt_fw_filename, dev);
-		if (err) {
-			kfree(opt_fw_filename);
-			goto dflt_pkg_load;
-		}
-
-		/* request for firmware was successful. Download to device */
-		ice_load_pkg(firmware, pf);
+		err = firmware_request_nowarn(firmware, opt_fw_filename, dev);
 		kfree(opt_fw_filename);
-		release_firmware(firmware);
-		return;
+		if (!err)
+			return err;
 	}
+	err = request_firmware(firmware, ICE_DDP_PKG_FILE, dev);
+	if (err)
+		dev_err(dev, "The DDP package file was not found or could not be read. Entering Safe Mode\n");
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_init_tx_topology - performs Tx topology initialization
+ * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
+ * @firmware: pointer to firmware structure
+ */
+static int
+ice_init_tx_topology(struct ice_hw *hw, const struct firmware *firmware)
+{
+	u8 num_tx_sched_layers = hw->num_tx_sched_layers;
+	struct ice_pf *pf = hw->back;
+	struct device *dev;
+	u8 *buf_copy;
+	int err;
+
+	dev = ice_pf_to_dev(pf);
+	/* ice_cfg_tx_topo buf argument is not a constant,
+	 * so we have to make a copy
+	 */
+	buf_copy = kmemdup(firmware->data, firmware->size, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	err = ice_cfg_tx_topo(hw, buf_copy, firmware->size);
+	if (!err) {
+		if (hw->num_tx_sched_layers > num_tx_sched_layers)
+			dev_info(dev, "Transmit balancing feature disabled\n");
+		else
+			dev_info(dev, "Transmit balancing feature enabled\n");
+		/* if there was a change in topology ice_cfg_tx_topo triggered
+		 * a CORER and we need to re-init hw
+		 */
+		ice_deinit_hw(hw);
+		err = ice_init_hw(hw);
+
+		/* in this case we're not allowing safe mode */
+		kfree(buf_copy);
 
-dflt_pkg_load:
-	err = request_firmware(&firmware, ICE_DDP_PKG_FILE, dev);
+		return err;
+	} else if (err == -EIO) {
+		dev_info(dev, "DDP package does not support transmit balancing feature - please update to the latest DDP package and try again\n");
+	}
+
+	kfree(buf_copy);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_init_ddp_config - DDP related configuration
+ * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
+ * @pf: pointer to pf structure
+ *
+ * This function loads DDP file from the disk, then initializes Tx
+ * topology. At the end DDP package is loaded on the card.
+ */
+static int ice_init_ddp_config(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+	struct device *dev = ice_pf_to_dev(pf);
+	const struct firmware *firmware = NULL;
+	int err;
+
+	err = ice_request_fw(pf, &firmware);
+	if (err)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = ice_init_tx_topology(hw, firmware);
 	if (err) {
-		dev_err(dev, "The DDP package file was not found or could not be read. Entering Safe Mode\n");
-		return;
+		dev_err(dev, "ice_init_hw during change of tx topology failed: %d\n",
+			err);
+		release_firmware(firmware);
+		return err;
 	}
 
-	/* request for firmware was successful. Download to device */
+	/* Download firmware to device */
 	ice_load_pkg(firmware, pf);
 	release_firmware(firmware);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4506,9 +4571,11 @@ static int ice_init_dev(struct ice_pf *pf)
 
 	ice_init_feature_support(pf);
 
-	ice_request_fw(pf);
+	err = ice_init_ddp_config(hw, pf);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	/* if ice_request_fw fails, ICE_FLAG_ADV_FEATURES bit won't be
+	/* if ice_init_ddp_config fails, ICE_FLAG_ADV_FEATURES bit won't be
 	 * set in pf->state, which will cause ice_is_safe_mode to return
 	 * true
 	 */
