diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 41a2c972323e9..028d826ab147b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ static int efx_probe_all(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto fail3;
 	}
-	efx->rxq_entries = efx->txq_entries = EFX_DEFAULT_DMAQ_SIZE;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV
 	rc = efx->type->vswitching_probe(efx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
index 251e37bc7048d..822e9e147404d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,9 @@ int efx_init_struct(struct efx_nic *efx,
 	INIT_WORK(&efx->mac_work, efx_mac_work);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&efx->flush_wq);
 
+	efx->rxq_entries = EFX_DEFAULT_DMAQ_SIZE;
+	efx->txq_entries = EFX_DEFAULT_DMAQ_SIZE;
+
 	efx->mem_bar = UINT_MAX;
 
 	rc = efx_init_channels(efx);