diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index de307965dfee..f05ddf31a19f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6795,11 +6795,10 @@ static int ixgbe_maybe_stop_tx(struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring, u16 size)
 static u16 ixgbe_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
-	int txq = smp_processor_id();
+	int txq = skb_rx_queue_recorded(skb) ? skb_get_rx_queue(skb) :
+					       smp_processor_id();
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
-	__be16 protocol;
-
-	protocol = vlan_get_protocol(skb);
+	__be16 protocol = vlan_get_protocol(skb);
 
 	if (((protocol == htons(ETH_P_FCOE)) ||
 	    (protocol == htons(ETH_P_FIP))) &&