diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index ed1158b58798..18d0f4f7537b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 #include "en/tc_tun.h"
 #include "fs_core.h"
 
-#define MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_LOG_SQ_SIZE \
-	max(0x6, MLX5E_PARAMS_MINIMUM_LOG_SQ_SIZE)
+#define MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_DEF_LOG_SQ_SIZE \
+	max(0x7, MLX5E_PARAMS_MINIMUM_LOG_SQ_SIZE)
 
 static const char mlx5e_rep_driver_name[] = "mlx5e_rep";
 
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_params(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT)
 		params->log_sq_size = MLX5E_PARAMS_DEFAULT_LOG_SQ_SIZE;
 	else
-		params->log_sq_size = MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_LOG_SQ_SIZE;
+		params->log_sq_size = MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_DEF_LOG_SQ_SIZE;;
 
 	/* RQ */
 	mlx5e_build_rq_params(mdev, params);