diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c
index 8f3f78b685922..3765d3389a9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c
@@ -300,8 +300,11 @@ static void mana_gd_ring_doorbell(struct gdma_context *gc, u32 db_index,
 
 void mana_gd_wq_ring_doorbell(struct gdma_context *gc, struct gdma_queue *queue)
 {
+	/* Hardware Spec specifies that software client should set 0 for
+	 * wqe_cnt for Receive Queues. This value is not used in Send Queues.
+	 */
 	mana_gd_ring_doorbell(gc, queue->gdma_dev->doorbell, queue->type,
-			      queue->id, queue->head * GDMA_WQE_BU_SIZE, 1);
+			      queue->id, queue->head * GDMA_WQE_BU_SIZE, 0);
 }
 
 void mana_gd_ring_cq(struct gdma_queue *cq, u8 arm_bit)