diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index a7e212d1caa2..ada0e93c38f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 #define I40E_OEM_RELEASE_MASK		0x0000ffff
 
 #define I40E_RX_DESC(R, i)	\
-	(&(((union i40e_32byte_rx_desc *)((R)->desc))[i]))
+	(&(((union i40e_rx_desc *)((R)->desc))[i]))
 #define I40E_TX_DESC(R, i)	\
 	(&(((struct i40e_tx_desc *)((R)->desc))[i]))
 #define I40E_TX_CTXTDESC(R, i)	\
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index d3ad2e3aa838..d7c13ca9be7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -604,10 +604,9 @@ static void i40e_dbg_dump_desc(int cnt, int vsi_seid, int ring_id, int desc_n,
 			} else {
 				rxd = I40E_RX_DESC(ring, i);
 				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-					 "   d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
+					 "   d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
 					 i, rxd->read.pkt_addr,
-					 rxd->read.hdr_addr,
-					 rxd->read.rsvd1, rxd->read.rsvd2);
+					 rxd->read.hdr_addr);
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (cnt == 3) {
@@ -625,10 +624,9 @@ static void i40e_dbg_dump_desc(int cnt, int vsi_seid, int ring_id, int desc_n,
 		} else {
 			rxd = I40E_RX_DESC(ring, desc_n);
 			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "vsi = %02i rx ring = %02i d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
+				 "vsi = %02i rx ring = %02i d[%03x] = 0x%016llx 0x%016llx\n",
 				 vsi_seid, ring_id, desc_n,
-				 rxd->read.pkt_addr, rxd->read.hdr_addr,
-				 rxd->read.rsvd1, rxd->read.rsvd2);
+				 rxd->read.pkt_addr, rxd->read.hdr_addr);
 		}
 	} else {
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "dump desc rx/tx/xdp <vsi_seid> <ring_id> [<desc_n>]\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 9cfaa99da4e6..07207e21874f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -3321,8 +3321,8 @@ static int i40e_configure_rx_ring(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 	rx_ctx.base = (ring->dma / 128);
 	rx_ctx.qlen = ring->count;
 
-	/* use 32 byte descriptors */
-	rx_ctx.dsize = 1;
+	/* use 16 byte descriptors */
+	rx_ctx.dsize = 0;
 
 	/* descriptor type is always zero
 	 * rx_ctx.dtype = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_trace.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_trace.h
index 424f02077e2e..983f8b98b275 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_trace.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(
 	i40e_rx_template,
 
 	TP_PROTO(struct i40e_ring *ring,
-		 union i40e_32byte_rx_desc *desc,
+		 union i40e_16byte_rx_desc *desc,
 		 struct sk_buff *skb),
 
 	TP_ARGS(ring, desc, skb),
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(
 DEFINE_EVENT(
 	i40e_rx_template, i40e_clean_rx_irq,
 	TP_PROTO(struct i40e_ring *ring,
-		 union i40e_32byte_rx_desc *desc,
+		 union i40e_16byte_rx_desc *desc,
 		 struct sk_buff *skb),
 
 	TP_ARGS(ring, desc, skb));
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(
 DEFINE_EVENT(
 	i40e_rx_template, i40e_clean_rx_irq_rx,
 	TP_PROTO(struct i40e_ring *ring,
-		 union i40e_32byte_rx_desc *desc,
+		 union i40e_16byte_rx_desc *desc,
 		 struct sk_buff *skb),
 
 	TP_ARGS(ring, desc, skb));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index b43bc20f701d..1606ba5318f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -533,11 +533,11 @@ static void i40e_fd_handle_status(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring, u64 qword0_raw,
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = rx_ring->vsi->back;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = pf->pdev;
-	struct i40e_32b_rx_wb_qw0 *qw0;
+	struct i40e_16b_rx_wb_qw0 *qw0;
 	u32 fcnt_prog, fcnt_avail;
 	u32 error;
 
-	qw0 = (struct i40e_32b_rx_wb_qw0 *)&qword0_raw;
+	qw0 = (struct i40e_16b_rx_wb_qw0 *)&qword0_raw;
 	error = (qword1 & I40E_RX_PROG_STATUS_DESC_QW1_ERROR_MASK) >>
 		I40E_RX_PROG_STATUS_DESC_QW1_ERROR_SHIFT;
 
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ int i40e_setup_rx_descriptors(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring)
 	u64_stats_init(&rx_ring->syncp);
 
 	/* Round up to nearest 4K */
-	rx_ring->size = rx_ring->count * sizeof(union i40e_32byte_rx_desc);
+	rx_ring->size = rx_ring->count * sizeof(union i40e_rx_desc);
 	rx_ring->size = ALIGN(rx_ring->size, 4096);
 	rx_ring->desc = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, rx_ring->size,
 					   &rx_ring->dma, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index 703b644fd71f..66c2b92c0d10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ enum i40e_dyn_idx_t {
  */
 #define I40E_RX_HDR_SIZE I40E_RXBUFFER_256
 #define I40E_PACKET_HDR_PAD (ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN + (VLAN_HLEN * 2))
-#define i40e_rx_desc i40e_32byte_rx_desc
+#define i40e_rx_desc i40e_16byte_rx_desc
 
 #define I40E_RX_DMA_ATTR \
 	(DMA_ATTR_SKIP_CPU_SYNC | DMA_ATTR_WEAK_ORDERING)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index 52410d609ba1..97d29df65f9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ union i40e_16byte_rx_desc {
 		__le64 hdr_addr; /* Header buffer address */
 	} read;
 	struct {
-		struct {
+		struct i40e_16b_rx_wb_qw0 {
 			struct {
 				union {
 					__le16 mirroring_status;
@@ -647,6 +647,9 @@ union i40e_16byte_rx_desc {
 			__le64 status_error_len;
 		} qword1;
 	} wb;  /* writeback */
+	struct {
+		u64 qword[2];
+	} raw;
 };
 
 union i40e_32byte_rx_desc {