diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index 1b1d1ea0c8f9..73ab6222d29b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2109,6 +2109,7 @@ static int ice_vc_cfg_qs_msg(struct ice_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 		if (qpi->txq.vsi_id != qci->vsi_id ||
 		    qpi->rxq.vsi_id != qci->vsi_id ||
 		    qpi->rxq.queue_id != qpi->txq.queue_id ||
+		    qpi->txq.headwb_enabled ||
 		    !ice_vc_isvalid_q_id(vf, qci->vsi_id, qpi->txq.queue_id)) {
 			v_ret = VIRTCHNL_STATUS_ERR_PARAM;
 			goto error_param;