diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
index 4d471a6f2946..7a17694b6a0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
@@ -241,11 +241,14 @@ out:
 void iavf_configure_queues(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct virtchnl_vsi_queue_config_info *vqci;
-	struct virtchnl_queue_pair_info *vqpi;
+	int i, max_frame = adapter->vf_res->max_mtu;
 	int pairs = adapter->num_active_queues;
-	int i, max_frame = IAVF_MAX_RXBUFFER;
+	struct virtchnl_queue_pair_info *vqpi;
 	size_t len;
 
+	if (max_frame > IAVF_MAX_RXBUFFER || !max_frame)
+		max_frame = IAVF_MAX_RXBUFFER;
+
 	if (adapter->current_op != VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN) {
 		/* bail because we already have a command pending */
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Cannot configure queues, command %d pending\n",