diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 8f0dd4ccba0f..29ad846f8de7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ struct mlx5e_channel {
 	struct mlx5e_xdpsq         xsksq;
 
 	/* Async ICOSQ */
-	struct mlx5e_icosq         async_icosq;
+	struct mlx5e_icosq        *async_icosq;
 
 	/* data path - accessed per napi poll */
 	const struct cpumask	  *aff_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c
index a59199ed590d..9e33156fac8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ int mlx5e_xsk_wakeup(struct net_device *dev, u32 qid, u32 flags)
 		 * active and not polled by NAPI. Return 0, because the upcoming
 		 * activate will trigger the IRQ for us.
 		 */
-		if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_ENABLED, &c->async_icosq.state)))
+		if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_ENABLED,
+				       &c->async_icosq->state)))
 			return 0;
 
-		if (test_and_set_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_PENDING_XSK_TX, &c->async_icosq.state))
+		if (test_and_set_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_PENDING_XSK_TX,
+				     &c->async_icosq->state))
 			return 0;
 
 		mlx5e_trigger_napi_icosq(c);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c
index 8bc8231f521f..5d8fe252799e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int post_rx_param_wqes(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	int err;
 
 	err = 0;
-	sq = &c->async_icosq;
+	sq = c->async_icosq;
 	spin_lock_bh(&sq->lock);
 
 	cseg = post_static_params(sq, priv_rx);
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static void resync_handle_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	c = resync->priv->channels.c[priv_rx->rxq];
-	sq = &c->async_icosq;
+	sq = c->async_icosq;
 
 	if (resync_post_get_progress_params(sq, priv_rx)) {
 		priv_rx->rq_stats->tls_resync_req_skip++;
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void resync_handle_seq_match(struct mlx5e_ktls_offload_context_rx *priv_r
 	struct mlx5e_icosq *sq;
 	bool trigger_poll;
 
-	sq = &c->async_icosq;
+	sq = c->async_icosq;
 	ktls_resync = sq->ktls_resync;
 	trigger_poll = false;
 
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ bool mlx5e_ktls_rx_handle_resync_list(struct mlx5e_channel *c, int budget)
 	LIST_HEAD(local_list);
 	int i, j;
 
-	sq = &c->async_icosq;
+	sq = c->async_icosq;
 
 	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_ENABLED, &sq->state)))
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_txrx.h
index cb08799769ee..4022c7e78a2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_txrx.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ bool mlx5e_ktls_rx_handle_resync_list(struct mlx5e_channel *c, int budget);
 static inline bool
 mlx5e_ktls_rx_pending_resync_list(struct mlx5e_channel *c, int budget)
 {
-	return budget && test_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_PENDING_TLS_RX_RESYNC, &c->async_icosq.state);
+	return budget && test_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_PENDING_TLS_RX_RESYNC,
+				  &c->async_icosq->state);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 116d46116422..b7c0645d2b6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2589,6 +2589,47 @@ static int mlx5e_open_rxq_rq(struct mlx5e_channel *c, struct mlx5e_params *param
 	return mlx5e_open_rq(params, rq_params, NULL, cpu_to_node(c->cpu), q_counter, &c->rq);
 }
 
+static struct mlx5e_icosq *
+mlx5e_open_async_icosq(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
+		       struct mlx5e_params *params,
+		       struct mlx5e_channel_param *cparam,
+		       struct mlx5e_create_cq_param *ccp)
+{
+	struct dim_cq_moder icocq_moder = {0, 0};
+	struct mlx5e_icosq *async_icosq;
+	int err;
+
+	async_icosq = kvzalloc_node(sizeof(*async_icosq), GFP_KERNEL,
+				    cpu_to_node(c->cpu));
+	if (!async_icosq)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	err = mlx5e_open_cq(c->mdev, icocq_moder, &cparam->async_icosq.cqp, ccp,
+			    &async_icosq->cq);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_async_icosq;
+
+	err = mlx5e_open_icosq(c, params, &cparam->async_icosq, async_icosq,
+			       mlx5e_async_icosq_err_cqe_work);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_close_async_icosq_cq;
+
+	return async_icosq;
+
+err_close_async_icosq_cq:
+	mlx5e_close_cq(&async_icosq->cq);
+err_free_async_icosq:
+	kvfree(async_icosq);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+static void mlx5e_close_async_icosq(struct mlx5e_icosq *async_icosq)
+{
+	mlx5e_close_icosq(async_icosq);
+	mlx5e_close_cq(&async_icosq->cq);
+	kvfree(async_icosq);
+}
+
 static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 			     struct mlx5e_params *params,
 			     struct mlx5e_channel_param *cparam)
@@ -2600,15 +2641,10 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 
 	mlx5e_build_create_cq_param(&ccp, c);
 
-	err = mlx5e_open_cq(c->mdev, icocq_moder, &cparam->async_icosq.cqp, &ccp,
-			    &c->async_icosq.cq);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = mlx5e_open_cq(c->mdev, icocq_moder, &cparam->icosq.cqp, &ccp,
 			    &c->icosq.cq);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_close_async_icosq_cq;
+		return err;
 
 	err = mlx5e_open_tx_cqs(c, params, &ccp, cparam);
 	if (err)
@@ -2632,10 +2668,11 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_close_rx_cq;
 
-	err = mlx5e_open_icosq(c, params, &cparam->async_icosq, &c->async_icosq,
-			       mlx5e_async_icosq_err_cqe_work);
-	if (err)
+	c->async_icosq = mlx5e_open_async_icosq(c, params, cparam, &ccp);
+	if (IS_ERR(c->async_icosq)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(c->async_icosq);
 		goto err_close_rq_xdpsq_cq;
+	}
 
 	mutex_init(&c->icosq_recovery_lock);
 
@@ -2671,7 +2708,7 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->icosq);
 
 err_close_async_icosq:
-	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->async_icosq);
+	mlx5e_close_async_icosq(c->async_icosq);
 
 err_close_rq_xdpsq_cq:
 	if (c->xdp)
@@ -2690,9 +2727,6 @@ static int mlx5e_open_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 err_close_icosq_cq:
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->icosq.cq);
 
-err_close_async_icosq_cq:
-	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->async_icosq.cq);
-
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2706,7 +2740,7 @@ static void mlx5e_close_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 	mlx5e_close_sqs(c);
 	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->icosq);
 	mutex_destroy(&c->icosq_recovery_lock);
-	mlx5e_close_icosq(&c->async_icosq);
+	mlx5e_close_async_icosq(c->async_icosq);
 	if (c->xdp)
 		mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq_xdpsq.cq);
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->rq.cq);
@@ -2714,7 +2748,6 @@ static void mlx5e_close_queues(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 		mlx5e_close_xdpredirect_sq(c->xdpsq);
 	mlx5e_close_tx_cqs(c);
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->icosq.cq);
-	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->async_icosq.cq);
 }
 
 static u8 mlx5e_enumerate_lag_port(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, int ix)
@@ -2879,7 +2912,7 @@ static void mlx5e_activate_channel(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 	for (tc = 0; tc < c->num_tc; tc++)
 		mlx5e_activate_txqsq(&c->sq[tc]);
 	mlx5e_activate_icosq(&c->icosq);
-	mlx5e_activate_icosq(&c->async_icosq);
+	mlx5e_activate_icosq(c->async_icosq);
 
 	if (test_bit(MLX5E_CHANNEL_STATE_XSK, c->state))
 		mlx5e_activate_xsk(c);
@@ -2900,7 +2933,7 @@ static void mlx5e_deactivate_channel(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 	else
 		mlx5e_deactivate_rq(&c->rq);
 
-	mlx5e_deactivate_icosq(&c->async_icosq);
+	mlx5e_deactivate_icosq(c->async_icosq);
 	mlx5e_deactivate_icosq(&c->icosq);
 	for (tc = 0; tc < c->num_tc; tc++)
 		mlx5e_deactivate_txqsq(&c->sq[tc]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
index 76108299ea57..57c54265dbda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_txrx.c
@@ -180,11 +180,12 @@ int mlx5e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	busy |= work_done == budget;
 
 	mlx5e_poll_ico_cq(&c->icosq.cq);
-	if (mlx5e_poll_ico_cq(&c->async_icosq.cq))
+	if (mlx5e_poll_ico_cq(&c->async_icosq->cq))
 		/* Don't clear the flag if nothing was polled to prevent
 		 * queueing more WQEs and overflowing the async ICOSQ.
 		 */
-		clear_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_PENDING_XSK_TX, &c->async_icosq.state);
+		clear_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_PENDING_XSK_TX,
+			  &c->async_icosq->state);
 
 	/* Keep after async ICOSQ CQ poll */
 	if (unlikely(mlx5e_ktls_rx_pending_resync_list(c, budget)))
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ 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->async_icosq->cq);
 	if (c->xdpsq)
 		mlx5e_cq_arm(&c->xdpsq->cq);