res = mlx5_rx_queue_pre_setup(dev, idx, &desc);
        if (res)
                return res;
-       if (hairpin_conf->peer_count != 1 ||
-           hairpin_conf->peers[0].port != dev->data->port_id ||
-           hairpin_conf->peers[0].queue >= priv->txqs_n) {
-               DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup hairpin queue index %u "
-                       " invalid hairpind configuration", dev->data->port_id,
-                       idx);
+       if (hairpin_conf->peer_count != 1) {
                rte_errno = EINVAL;
+               DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup Rx hairpin queue index %u"
+                       " peer count is %u", dev->data->port_id,
+                       idx, hairpin_conf->peer_count);
                return -rte_errno;
        }
+       if (hairpin_conf->peers[0].port == dev->data->port_id) {
+               if (hairpin_conf->peers[0].queue >= priv->txqs_n) {
+                       rte_errno = EINVAL;
+                       DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup Rx hairpin queue"
+                               " index %u, Tx %u is larger than %u",
+                               dev->data->port_id, idx,
+                               hairpin_conf->peers[0].queue, priv->txqs_n);
+                       return -rte_errno;
+               }
+       } else {
+               if (hairpin_conf->manual_bind == 0 ||
+                   hairpin_conf->tx_explicit == 0) {
+                       rte_errno = EINVAL;
+                       DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup Rx hairpin queue"
+                               " index %u peer port %u with attributes %u %u",
+                               dev->data->port_id, idx,
+                               hairpin_conf->peers[0].port,
+                               hairpin_conf->manual_bind,
+                               hairpin_conf->tx_explicit);
+                       return -rte_errno;
+               }
+       }
        rxq_ctrl = mlx5_rxq_hairpin_new(dev, idx, desc, hairpin_conf);
        if (!rxq_ctrl) {
                DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to allocate queue index %u",
 
        res = mlx5_tx_queue_pre_setup(dev, idx, &desc);
        if (res)
                return res;
-       if (hairpin_conf->peer_count != 1 ||
-           hairpin_conf->peers[0].port != dev->data->port_id ||
-           hairpin_conf->peers[0].queue >= priv->rxqs_n) {
-               DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup hairpin queue index %u "
-                       " invalid hairpind configuration", dev->data->port_id,
-                       idx);
+       if (hairpin_conf->peer_count != 1) {
                rte_errno = EINVAL;
+               DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup Tx hairpin queue index %u"
+                       " peer count is %u", dev->data->port_id,
+                       idx, hairpin_conf->peer_count);
                return -rte_errno;
        }
+       if (hairpin_conf->peers[0].port == dev->data->port_id) {
+               if (hairpin_conf->peers[0].queue >= priv->rxqs_n) {
+                       rte_errno = EINVAL;
+                       DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup Tx hairpin queue"
+                               " index %u, Rx %u is larger than %u",
+                               dev->data->port_id, idx,
+                               hairpin_conf->peers[0].queue, priv->txqs_n);
+                       return -rte_errno;
+               }
+       } else {
+               if (hairpin_conf->manual_bind == 0 ||
+                   hairpin_conf->tx_explicit == 0) {
+                       rte_errno = EINVAL;
+                       DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to setup Tx hairpin queue"
+                               " index %u peer port %u with attributes %u %u",
+                               dev->data->port_id, idx,
+                               hairpin_conf->peers[0].port,
+                               hairpin_conf->manual_bind,
+                               hairpin_conf->tx_explicit);
+                       return -rte_errno;
+               }
+       }
        txq_ctrl = mlx5_txq_hairpin_new(dev, idx, desc, hairpin_conf);
        if (!txq_ctrl) {
                DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u unable to allocate queue index %u",