diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index bbf039de763..fc057e56877 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -3199,6 +3199,10 @@ icmp_echo_config_setup(void)
 void
 fwd_config_setup(void)
 {
+	struct rte_port *port;
+	portid_t pt_id;
+	unsigned int i;
+
 	cur_fwd_config.fwd_eng = cur_fwd_eng;
 	if (strcmp(cur_fwd_eng->fwd_mode_name, "icmpecho") == 0) {
 		icmp_echo_config_setup();
@@ -3206,9 +3210,24 @@ fwd_config_setup(void)
 	}
 
 	if ((nb_rxq > 1) && (nb_txq > 1)){
-		if (dcb_config)
+		if (dcb_config) {
+			for (i = 0; i < nb_fwd_ports; i++) {
+				pt_id = fwd_ports_ids[i];
+				port = &ports[pt_id];
+				if (!port->dcb_flag) {
+					printf("In DCB mode, all forwarding ports must "
+						"be configured in this mode.\n");
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+			if (nb_fwd_lcores == 1) {
+				printf("In DCB mode,the nb forwarding cores "
+					"should be larger than 1.\n");
+				return;
+			}
+
 			dcb_fwd_config_setup();
-		else
+		} else
 			rss_fwd_config_setup();
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index a076b1dcde3..abcbdaa6e14 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -2138,9 +2138,7 @@ start_packet_forwarding(int with_tx_first)
 {
 	port_fwd_begin_t port_fwd_begin;
 	port_fwd_end_t  port_fwd_end;
-	struct rte_port *port;
 	unsigned int i;
-	portid_t   pt_id;
 
 	if (strcmp(cur_fwd_eng->fwd_mode_name, "rxonly") == 0 && !nb_rxq)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rxq are 0, cannot use rxonly fwd mode\n");
@@ -2163,23 +2161,6 @@ start_packet_forwarding(int with_tx_first)
 		printf("Packet forwarding already started\n");
 		return;
 	}
-
-	if (dcb_config) {
-		for (i = 0; i < nb_fwd_ports; i++) {
-			pt_id = fwd_ports_ids[i];
-			port = &ports[pt_id];
-			if (!port->dcb_flag) {
-				printf("In DCB mode, all forwarding ports must "
-                                       "be configured in this mode.\n");
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-		if (nb_fwd_lcores == 1) {
-			printf("In DCB mode,the nb forwarding cores "
-                               "should be larger than 1.\n");
-			return;
-		}
-	}
 	test_done = 0;
 
 	fwd_config_setup();