diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
index bde0b3617d9b..b60e64c0036b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ extern const char ice_drv_ver[];
 #define ICE_INT_NAME_STR_LEN	(IFNAMSIZ + 16)
 #define ICE_ETHTOOL_FWVER_LEN	32
 #define ICE_AQ_LEN		64
-#define ICE_MBXQ_LEN		64
+#define ICE_MBXSQ_LEN		64
+#define ICE_MBXRQ_LEN		512
 #define ICE_MIN_MSIX		2
 #define ICE_NO_VSI		0xffff
 #define ICE_MAX_TXQS		2048
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 7805c2abd4ac..a0d148f590c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -1507,8 +1507,8 @@ static void ice_set_ctrlq_len(struct ice_hw *hw)
 	hw->adminq.num_sq_entries = ICE_AQ_LEN;
 	hw->adminq.rq_buf_size = ICE_AQ_MAX_BUF_LEN;
 	hw->adminq.sq_buf_size = ICE_AQ_MAX_BUF_LEN;
-	hw->mailboxq.num_rq_entries = ICE_MBXQ_LEN;
-	hw->mailboxq.num_sq_entries = ICE_MBXQ_LEN;
+	hw->mailboxq.num_rq_entries = ICE_MBXRQ_LEN;
+	hw->mailboxq.num_sq_entries = ICE_MBXSQ_LEN;
 	hw->mailboxq.rq_buf_size = ICE_MBXQ_MAX_BUF_LEN;
 	hw->mailboxq.sq_buf_size = ICE_MBXQ_MAX_BUF_LEN;
 }