diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
index 4e89159f13d3..ef77d7b0d99d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/main.c
@@ -255,14 +255,18 @@ nfp_abm_spawn_repr(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_abm_link *alink,
 	struct nfp_reprs *reprs;
 	struct nfp_repr *repr;
 	struct nfp_port *port;
+	unsigned int txqs;
 	int err;
 
-	if (ptype == NFP_PORT_PHYS_PORT)
+	if (ptype == NFP_PORT_PHYS_PORT) {
 		rtype = NFP_REPR_TYPE_PHYS_PORT;
-	else
+		txqs = 1;
+	} else {
 		rtype = NFP_REPR_TYPE_PF;
+		txqs = alink->vnic->max_rx_rings;
+	}
 
-	netdev = nfp_repr_alloc(app);
+	netdev = nfp_repr_alloc_mqs(app, txqs, 1);
 	if (!netdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	repr = netdev_priv(netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
index 117eca6819de..d7b712f6362f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
@@ -360,12 +360,13 @@ void nfp_repr_free(struct net_device *netdev)
 	__nfp_repr_free(netdev_priv(netdev));
 }
 
-struct net_device *nfp_repr_alloc(struct nfp_app *app)
+struct net_device *
+nfp_repr_alloc_mqs(struct nfp_app *app, unsigned int txqs, unsigned int rxqs)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct nfp_repr *repr;
 
-	netdev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*repr));
+	netdev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(*repr), txqs, rxqs);
 	if (!netdev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.h
index 8366e4f3c623..1bf2b18109ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.h
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ int nfp_repr_init(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev,
 		  u32 cmsg_port_id, struct nfp_port *port,
 		  struct net_device *pf_netdev);
 void nfp_repr_free(struct net_device *netdev);
-struct net_device *nfp_repr_alloc(struct nfp_app *app);
+struct net_device *
+nfp_repr_alloc_mqs(struct nfp_app *app, unsigned int txqs, unsigned int rxqs);
 void nfp_repr_clean_and_free(struct nfp_repr *repr);
 void nfp_reprs_clean_and_free(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_reprs *reprs);
 void nfp_reprs_clean_and_free_by_type(struct nfp_app *app,
@@ -134,4 +135,8 @@ void nfp_reprs_clean_and_free_by_type(struct nfp_app *app,
 struct nfp_reprs *nfp_reprs_alloc(unsigned int num_reprs);
 int nfp_reprs_resync_phys_ports(struct nfp_app *app);
 
+static inline struct net_device *nfp_repr_alloc(struct nfp_app *app)
+{
+	return nfp_repr_alloc_mqs(app, 1, 1);
+}
 #endif /* NFP_NET_REPR_H */