diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
index 0cecaff38d04..461f5237a2f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
@@ -615,23 +615,44 @@ static int iavf_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if ((ring->rx_mini_pending) || (ring->rx_jumbo_pending))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	new_tx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->tx_pending,
-			       IAVF_MIN_TXD,
-			       IAVF_MAX_TXD);
-	new_tx_count = ALIGN(new_tx_count, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	if (ring->tx_pending > IAVF_MAX_TXD ||
+	    ring->tx_pending < IAVF_MIN_TXD ||
+	    ring->rx_pending > IAVF_MAX_RXD ||
+	    ring->rx_pending < IAVF_MIN_RXD) {
+		netdev_err(netdev, "Descriptors requested (Tx: %d / Rx: %d) out of range [%d-%d] (increment %d)\n",
+			   ring->tx_pending, ring->rx_pending, IAVF_MIN_TXD,
+			   IAVF_MAX_RXD, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
-	new_rx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->rx_pending,
-			       IAVF_MIN_RXD,
-			       IAVF_MAX_RXD);
-	new_rx_count = ALIGN(new_rx_count, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	new_tx_count = ALIGN(ring->tx_pending, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	if (new_tx_count != ring->tx_pending)
+		netdev_info(netdev, "Requested Tx descriptor count rounded up to %d\n",
+			    new_tx_count);
+
+	new_rx_count = ALIGN(ring->rx_pending, IAVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	if (new_rx_count != ring->rx_pending)
+		netdev_info(netdev, "Requested Rx descriptor count rounded up to %d\n",
+			    new_rx_count);
 
 	/* if nothing to do return success */
 	if ((new_tx_count == adapter->tx_desc_count) &&
-	    (new_rx_count == adapter->rx_desc_count))
+	    (new_rx_count == adapter->rx_desc_count)) {
+		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Nothing to change, descriptor count is same as requested\n");
 		return 0;
+	}
 
-	adapter->tx_desc_count = new_tx_count;
-	adapter->rx_desc_count = new_rx_count;
+	if (new_tx_count != adapter->tx_desc_count) {
+		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Changing Tx descriptor count from %d to %d\n",
+			   adapter->tx_desc_count, new_tx_count);
+		adapter->tx_desc_count = new_tx_count;
+	}
+
+	if (new_rx_count != adapter->rx_desc_count) {
+		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Changing Rx descriptor count from %d to %d\n",
+			   adapter->rx_desc_count, new_rx_count);
+		adapter->rx_desc_count = new_rx_count;
+	}
 
 	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED;