diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index b29c1d93f0584..f609056487978 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1896,7 +1896,6 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rq_param(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	MLX5_SET(rqc, rqc, scatter_fcs,    params->scatter_fcs_en);
 
 	param->wq.buf_numa_node = dev_to_node(&mdev->pdev->dev);
-	param->wq.linear = 1;
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_build_drop_rq_param(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
index fca90b94596de..f3dfa0ca3c5de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <linux/mlx5/qp.h>
 
 struct mlx5_wq_param {
-	int		linear;
 	int		buf_numa_node;
 	int		db_numa_node;
 };