diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index e2766da5fe02..0760bd7eeb01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static inline void ixgbe_write_qde(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf,
 		IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
 
 		/* indicate to hardware that we want to set drop enable */
-		reg = IXGBE_QDE_WRITE | IXGBE_QDE_ENABLE;
+		reg = IXGBE_QDE_WRITE | qde;
 		reg |= i <<  IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT;
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_QDE, reg);
 	}