diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
index 8977138012..43c81df014 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
@@ -487,10 +487,11 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	if (BNXT_CHIP_P5(bp)) {
-		/* Reconfigure default receive ring and MRU. */
-		bnxt_hwrm_vnic_cfg(bp, rxq->vnic);
-	}
+	if (BNXT_HAS_RING_GRPS(bp))
+		rxq->vnic->dflt_ring_grp = bp->grp_info[rx_queue_id].fw_grp_id;
+	/* Reconfigure default receive ring and MRU. */
+	bnxt_hwrm_vnic_cfg(bp, rxq->vnic);
+
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Rx queue started %d\n", rx_queue_id);
 
 	if (dev_conf->rxmode.mq_mode & RTE_ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG) {