diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
index c36057efc7ae..ab1f88a2af2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ static int ice_vsi_alloc_q_vector(struct ice_vsi *vsi, u16 v_idx)
 	q_vector->rx.itr_setting = ICE_DFLT_RX_ITR;
 	q_vector->tx.itr_mode = ITR_DYNAMIC;
 	q_vector->rx.itr_mode = ITR_DYNAMIC;
+	q_vector->tx.type = ICE_TX_CONTAINER;
+	q_vector->rx.type = ICE_RX_CONTAINER;
 
 	if (vsi->type == ICE_VSI_VF)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
index d95a5daca114..45b94e4205eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
@@ -3466,11 +3466,6 @@ static int ice_set_wol(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-enum ice_container_type {
-	ICE_RX_CONTAINER,
-	ICE_TX_CONTAINER,
-};
-
 /**
  * ice_get_rc_coalesce - get ITR values for specific ring container
  * @ec: ethtool structure to fill with driver's coalesce settings
@@ -3484,13 +3479,12 @@ enum ice_container_type {
  * Returns 0 on success, negative otherwise.
  */
 static int
-ice_get_rc_coalesce(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, enum ice_container_type c_type,
-		    struct ice_ring_container *rc)
+ice_get_rc_coalesce(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, struct ice_ring_container *rc)
 {
 	if (!rc->ring)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	switch (c_type) {
+	switch (rc->type) {
 	case ICE_RX_CONTAINER:
 		ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce = ITR_IS_DYNAMIC(rc);
 		ec->rx_coalesce_usecs = rc->itr_setting;
@@ -3501,7 +3495,7 @@ ice_get_rc_coalesce(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, enum ice_container_type c_type,
 		ec->tx_coalesce_usecs = rc->itr_setting;
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_dbg(ice_pf_to_dev(rc->ring->vsi->back), "Invalid c_type %d\n", c_type);
+		dev_dbg(ice_pf_to_dev(rc->ring->vsi->back), "Invalid c_type %d\n", rc->type);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -3522,18 +3516,18 @@ static int
 ice_get_q_coalesce(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, int q_num)
 {
 	if (q_num < vsi->num_rxq && q_num < vsi->num_txq) {
-		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec, ICE_RX_CONTAINER,
+		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->rx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->rx))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec, ICE_TX_CONTAINER,
+		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->tx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->tx))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	} else if (q_num < vsi->num_rxq) {
-		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec, ICE_RX_CONTAINER,
+		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->rx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->rx))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	} else if (q_num < vsi->num_txq) {
-		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec, ICE_TX_CONTAINER,
+		if (ice_get_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->tx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->tx))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
@@ -3595,10 +3589,10 @@ ice_get_per_q_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev, u32 q_num,
  * Returns 0 on success, negative otherwise.
  */
 static int
-ice_set_rc_coalesce(enum ice_container_type c_type, struct ethtool_coalesce *ec,
+ice_set_rc_coalesce(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec,
 		    struct ice_ring_container *rc, struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 {
-	const char *c_type_str = (c_type == ICE_RX_CONTAINER) ? "rx" : "tx";
+	const char *c_type_str = (rc->type == ICE_RX_CONTAINER) ? "rx" : "tx";
 	u32 use_adaptive_coalesce, coalesce_usecs;
 	struct ice_pf *pf = vsi->back;
 	u16 itr_setting;
@@ -3606,7 +3600,7 @@ ice_set_rc_coalesce(enum ice_container_type c_type, struct ethtool_coalesce *ec,
 	if (!rc->ring)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	switch (c_type) {
+	switch (rc->type) {
 	case ICE_RX_CONTAINER:
 		if (ec->rx_coalesce_usecs_high > ICE_MAX_INTRL ||
 		    (ec->rx_coalesce_usecs_high &&
@@ -3639,7 +3633,7 @@ ice_set_rc_coalesce(enum ice_container_type c_type, struct ethtool_coalesce *ec,
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_dbg(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Invalid container type %d\n",
-			c_type);
+			rc->type);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -3688,22 +3682,22 @@ static int
 ice_set_q_coalesce(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, int q_num)
 {
 	if (q_num < vsi->num_rxq && q_num < vsi->num_txq) {
-		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ICE_RX_CONTAINER, ec,
+		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->rx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->rx,
 					vsi))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ICE_TX_CONTAINER, ec,
+		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->tx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->tx,
 					vsi))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	} else if (q_num < vsi->num_rxq) {
-		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ICE_RX_CONTAINER, ec,
+		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->rx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->rx,
 					vsi))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	} else if (q_num < vsi->num_txq) {
-		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ICE_TX_CONTAINER, ec,
+		if (ice_set_rc_coalesce(ec,
 					&vsi->tx_rings[q_num]->q_vector->tx,
 					vsi))
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h
index d2fd90607b70..270c00536eee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.h
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ static inline bool ice_ring_is_xdp(struct ice_ring *ring)
 	return !!(ring->flags & ICE_TX_FLAGS_RING_XDP);
 }
 
+enum ice_container_type {
+	ICE_RX_CONTAINER,
+	ICE_TX_CONTAINER,
+};
+
 struct ice_ring_container {
 	/* head of linked-list of rings */
 	struct ice_ring *ring;
@@ -347,6 +352,7 @@ struct ice_ring_container {
 	u16 itr_setting:13;
 	u16 itr_reserved:2;
 	u16 itr_mode:1;
+	enum ice_container_type type;
 };
 
 struct ice_coalesce_stored {
