diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
index 327c8614198cc3eb9fe73c74eb7aae5eff489ad8..7b59f64a13d491138e7294dc1cf0013371df16ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
@@ -347,18 +347,28 @@ static void ixgbe_dcbnl_get_pfc_cfg(struct net_device *netdev, int priority,
 static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct dcb_app app = {
+			      .selector = DCB_APP_IDTYPE_ETHTYPE,
+			      .protocol = ETH_P_FCOE,
+			     };
+	u8 up = dcb_getapp(netdev, &app);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!adapter->dcb_set_bitmap ||
-	    !(adapter->dcbx_cap & DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_CEE))
-		return DCB_NO_HW_CHG;
-
 	ret = ixgbe_copy_dcb_cfg(&adapter->temp_dcb_cfg, &adapter->dcb_cfg,
 				 MAX_TRAFFIC_CLASS);
-
 	if (ret)
 		return DCB_NO_HW_CHG;
 
+	/* In IEEE mode app data must be parsed into DCBX format for
+	 * hardware routines.
+	 */
+	if (adapter->dcbx_cap & DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_IEEE)
+		up = (1 << up);
+
+#ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
+	if (up && (up != (1 << adapter->fcoe.up)))
+		adapter->dcb_set_bitmap |= BIT_APP_UPCHG;
+
 	/*
 	 * Only take down the adapter if an app change occurred. FCoE
 	 * may shuffle tx rings in this case and this can not be done
@@ -368,10 +378,13 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 		while (test_and_set_bit(__IXGBE_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
 			msleep(1);
 
+		ixgbe_fcoe_setapp(adapter, up);
+
 		if (netif_running(netdev))
 			netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_stop(netdev);
 		ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (adapter->dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable) {
 		switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
@@ -399,12 +412,14 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 	if (adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & BIT_APP_UPCHG) {
 		ixgbe_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
 		if (netif_running(netdev))
 			netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_open(netdev);
 		ret = DCB_HW_CHG_RST;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & BIT_PFC) {
 		u8 pfc_en;
@@ -558,68 +573,6 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_getapp(struct net_device *netdev, u8 idtype, u16 id)
 	return dcb_getapp(netdev, &app);
 }
 
-/**
- * ixgbe_dcbnl_setapp - set the DCBX application user priority
- * @netdev : the corresponding netdev
- * @idtype : identifies the id as ether type or TCP/UDP port number
- * @id: id is either ether type or TCP/UDP port number
- * @up: the 802.1p user priority bitmap
- *
- * Returns : 0 on success or 1 on error
- */
-static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_setapp(struct net_device *netdev,
-                             u8 idtype, u16 id, u8 up)
-{
-	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	u8 rval = 1;
-	struct dcb_app app = {
-			      .selector = idtype,
-			      .protocol = id,
-			      .priority = up
-			     };
-
-	if (!(adapter->dcbx_cap & DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_CEE))
-		return rval;
-
-	rval = dcb_setapp(netdev, &app);
-
-	switch (idtype) {
-	case DCB_APP_IDTYPE_ETHTYPE:
-#ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
-		if (id == ETH_P_FCOE) {
-			u8 old_tc;
-
-			/* Get current programmed tc */
-			old_tc = adapter->fcoe.tc;
-			rval = ixgbe_fcoe_setapp(adapter, up);
-
-			if (rval ||
-			   !(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED) ||
-			   !(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FCOE_ENABLED))
-				break;
-
-			/* The FCoE application priority may be changed multiple
-			 * times in quick succession with switches that build up
-			 * TLVs. To avoid creating uneeded device resets this
-			 * checks the actual HW configuration and clears
-			 * BIT_APP_UPCHG if a HW configuration change is not
-			 * need
-			 */
-			if (old_tc == adapter->fcoe.tc)
-				adapter->dcb_set_bitmap &= ~BIT_APP_UPCHG;
-			else
-				adapter->dcb_set_bitmap |= BIT_APP_UPCHG;
-		}
-#endif
-		break;
-	case DCB_APP_IDTYPE_PORTNUM:
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-	return rval;
-}
-
 static int ixgbe_dcbnl_ieee_getets(struct net_device *dev,
 				   struct ieee_ets *ets)
 {
@@ -745,25 +698,14 @@ static int ixgbe_dcbnl_ieee_setapp(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (!(adapter->dcbx_cap & DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_IEEE))
 		return -EINVAL;
-#ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
-	if (app->selector == 1 && app->protocol == ETH_P_FCOE) {
-		if (adapter->fcoe.tc == app->priority)
-			goto setapp;
 
-		/* In IEEE mode map up to tc 1:1 */
-		adapter->fcoe.tc = app->priority;
-		adapter->fcoe.up = app->priority;
+	dcb_setapp(dev, app);
 
-		/* Force hardware reset required to push FCoE
-		 * setup on {tx|rx}_rings
-		 */
-		adapter->dcb_set_bitmap |= BIT_APP_UPCHG;
+#ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
+	if (app->selector == 1 && app->protocol == ETH_P_FCOE &&
+	    adapter->fcoe.tc == app->priority)
 		ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(dev);
-	}
-
-setapp:
 #endif
-	dcb_setapp(dev, app);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -838,7 +780,6 @@ const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops dcbnl_ops = {
 	.getpfcstate	= ixgbe_dcbnl_getpfcstate,
 	.setpfcstate	= ixgbe_dcbnl_setpfcstate,
 	.getapp		= ixgbe_dcbnl_getapp,
-	.setapp		= ixgbe_dcbnl_setapp,
 	.getdcbx	= ixgbe_dcbnl_getdcbx,
 	.setdcbx	= ixgbe_dcbnl_setdcbx,
 };