diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_vf.c b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_vf.c
index 92c2d2ca5c..7b3669fe0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_vf.c
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ cnxk_ep_vf_setup_iq_regs(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t iq_no)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure input queue instruction size. */
+	if (otx_ep->conf->iq.instr_type == OTX_EP_32BYTE_INSTR)
+		reg_val &= ~(CNXK_EP_R_IN_CTL_IS_64B);
+	else
+		reg_val |= CNXK_EP_R_IN_CTL_IS_64B;
+	oct_ep_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr + CNXK_EP_R_IN_CONTROL(iq_no));
+	iq->desc_size = otx_ep->conf->iq.instr_type;
+
 	/* Write the start of the input queue's ring and its size  */
 	oct_ep_write64(iq->base_addr_dma, otx_ep->hw_addr + CNXK_EP_R_IN_INSTR_BADDR(iq_no));
 	oct_ep_write64(iq->nb_desc, otx_ep->hw_addr + CNXK_EP_R_IN_INSTR_RSIZE(iq_no));
@@ -354,7 +362,7 @@ static const struct otx_ep_config default_cnxk_ep_conf = {
 	/* IQ attributes */
 	.iq                        = {
 		.max_iqs           = OTX_EP_CFG_IO_QUEUES,
-		.instr_type        = OTX_EP_64BYTE_INSTR,
+		.instr_type        = OTX_EP_32BYTE_INSTR,
 		.pending_list_size = (OTX_EP_MAX_IQ_DESCRIPTORS *
 				      OTX_EP_CFG_IO_QUEUES),
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build
index e698bf9792..4538c0396e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build
@@ -10,3 +10,13 @@ sources = files(
         'cnxk_ep_vf.c',
         'otx_ep_mbox.c',
 )
+
+if (toolchain == 'gcc' and cc.version().version_compare('>=11.0.0'))
+    error_cflags += ['-Wno-array-bounds']
+endif
+
+foreach flag: error_cflags
+    if cc.has_argument(flag)
+        c_args += flag
+    endif
+endforeach
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
index ced3a415a5..f72b8d25d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ otx2_vf_setup_iq_regs(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t iq_no)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure input queue instruction size. */
+	if (otx_ep->conf->iq.instr_type == OTX_EP_32BYTE_INSTR)
+		reg_val &= ~(SDP_VF_R_IN_CTL_IS_64B);
+	else
+		reg_val |= SDP_VF_R_IN_CTL_IS_64B;
+	oct_ep_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_IN_CONTROL(iq_no));
+	iq->desc_size = otx_ep->conf->iq.instr_type;
+
 	/* Write the start of the input queue's ring and its size  */
 	oct_ep_write64(iq->base_addr_dma, otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_IN_INSTR_BADDR(iq_no));
 	oct_ep_write64(iq->nb_desc, otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_IN_INSTR_RSIZE(iq_no));
@@ -500,7 +508,7 @@ static const struct otx_ep_config default_otx2_ep_conf = {
 	/* IQ attributes */
 	.iq                        = {
 		.max_iqs           = OTX_EP_CFG_IO_QUEUES,
-		.instr_type        = OTX_EP_64BYTE_INSTR,
+		.instr_type        = OTX_EP_32BYTE_INSTR,
 		.pending_list_size = (OTX_EP_MAX_IQ_DESCRIPTORS *
 				      OTX_EP_CFG_IO_QUEUES),
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_common.h b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_common.h
index c150cbe619..90e059cad0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_common.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #define OTX_EP_MAX_RINGS_PER_VF        (8)
 #define OTX_EP_CFG_IO_QUEUES        OTX_EP_MAX_RINGS_PER_VF
+#define OTX_EP_32BYTE_INSTR         (32)
 #define OTX_EP_64BYTE_INSTR         (64)
 /*
  * Backpressure for SDP is configured on Octeon, and the minimum queue sizes
@@ -215,6 +216,9 @@ struct otx_ep_instr_queue {
 	/* Number of  descriptors in this ring. */
 	uint32_t nb_desc;
 
+	/* Size of the descriptor. */
+	uint8_t desc_size;
+
 	/* Input ring index, where the driver should write the next packet */
 	uint32_t host_write_index;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c
index b37fc8109f..5b759d759b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ otx_ep_ring_doorbell(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep __rte_unused,
 static inline int
 post_iqcmd(struct otx_ep_instr_queue *iq, uint8_t *iqcmd)
 {
-	uint8_t *iqptr, cmdsize;
+	uint8_t *iqptr;
 
 	/* This ensures that the read index does not wrap around to
 	 * the same position if queue gets full before OCTEON 9 could
@@ -494,10 +494,8 @@ post_iqcmd(struct otx_ep_instr_queue *iq, uint8_t *iqcmd)
 		return OTX_EP_IQ_SEND_FAILED;
 
 	/* Copy cmd into iq */
-	cmdsize = 64;
-	iqptr   = iq->base_addr + (iq->host_write_index << 6);
-
-	rte_memcpy(iqptr, iqcmd, cmdsize);
+	iqptr = iq->base_addr + (iq->host_write_index * iq->desc_size);
+	rte_memcpy(iqptr, iqcmd, iq->desc_size);
 
 	/* Increment the host write index */
 	iq->host_write_index =
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_vf.c b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_vf.c
index 4f3538146b..236b7a874c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_vf.c
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ otx_ep_setup_iq_regs(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t iq_no)
 			return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	/* Configure input queue instruction size. */
+	if (iq->desc_size == OTX_EP_32BYTE_INSTR)
+		reg_val &= ~(OTX_EP_R_IN_CTL_IS_64B);
+	else
+		reg_val |= OTX_EP_R_IN_CTL_IS_64B;
+	oct_ep_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr + OTX_EP_R_IN_CONTROL(iq_no));
+	iq->desc_size = otx_ep->conf->iq.instr_type;
+
 	/* Write the start of the input queue's ring and its size  */
 	otx_ep_write64(iq->base_addr_dma, otx_ep->hw_addr,
 		       OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_BADDR(iq_no));
