diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 5088dc5c3d1a..5944dd60b9e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port,
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	priv->tx_cq = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mlx4_en_cq) * MAX_RX_RINGS,
+	priv->tx_cq = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mlx4_en_cq) * MAX_TX_RINGS,
 			      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->tx_cq) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;