diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index df835f5e46d85..17dcacd3ad437 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -3406,7 +3406,7 @@ static int hwrm_ring_free_send_msg(struct bnxt *bp,
 	struct hwrm_ring_free_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
 	u16 error_code;
 
-	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_RING_FREE, -1, -1);
+	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_RING_FREE, cmpl_ring_id, -1);
 	req.ring_type = ring_type;
 	req.ring_id = cpu_to_le16(ring->fw_ring_id);