diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 30aaee42f6482..6b22df62f0182 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 #define I40E_MIN_NUM_DESCRIPTORS	64
 #define I40E_MIN_MSIX			2
 #define I40E_DEFAULT_NUM_VMDQ_VSI	8 /* max 256 VSIs */
-#define I40E_MIN_VSI_ALLOC		51 /* LAN, ATR, FCOE, 32 VF, 16 VMDQ */
+#define I40E_MIN_VSI_ALLOC		83 /* LAN, ATR, FCOE, 64 VF */
 /* max 16 qps */
 #define i40e_default_queues_per_vmdq(pf) \
 		(((pf)->flags & I40E_FLAG_RSS_AQ_CAPABLE) ? 4 : 1)