diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_impl.h b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_impl.h
index a9b2862..0eeb68f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_impl.h
@@ -980,6 +980,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
 	__in		size_t ndescs,
 	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		unsigned int flags,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep,
 	__in		efx_rxq_t *erp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c
index 9b0e1ee..9aa8981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
 	__in		size_t ndescs,
 	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		unsigned int flags,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep,
 	__in		efx_rxq_t *erp)
 {
@@ -980,7 +981,6 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case EFX_RXQ_TYPE_DEFAULT:
-	case EFX_RXQ_TYPE_SCATTER:
 		ps_buf_size = 0;
 		break;
 #if EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM */
 
 	/* Scatter can only be disabled if the firmware supports doing so */
-	if (type == EFX_RXQ_TYPE_SCATTER)
+	if (flags & EFX_RXQ_FLAG_SCATTER)
 		disable_scatter = B_FALSE;
 	else
 		disable_scatter = encp->enc_rx_disable_scatter_supported;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h
index 93accd7..e0dc76c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h
@@ -2002,7 +2002,6 @@ efx_pseudo_hdr_pkt_length_get(
 
 typedef enum efx_rxq_type_e {
 	EFX_RXQ_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-	EFX_RXQ_TYPE_SCATTER,
 	EFX_RXQ_TYPE_PACKED_STREAM_1M,
 	EFX_RXQ_TYPE_PACKED_STREAM_512K,
 	EFX_RXQ_TYPE_PACKED_STREAM_256K,
@@ -2011,6 +2010,13 @@ typedef enum efx_rxq_type_e {
 	EFX_RXQ_NTYPES
 } efx_rxq_type_t;
 
+/*
+ * Dummy flag to be used instead of 0 to make it clear that the argument
+ * is receive queue flags.
+ */
+#define	EFX_RXQ_FLAG_NONE		0x0
+#define	EFX_RXQ_FLAG_SCATTER		0x1
+
 extern	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
 efx_rx_qcreate(
 	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
@@ -2020,6 +2026,7 @@ efx_rx_qcreate(
 	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
 	__in		size_t ndescs,
 	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		unsigned int flags,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep,
 	__deref_out	efx_rxq_t **erpp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_impl.h b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_impl.h
index c29ba0e..8bd667c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_impl.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ typedef struct efx_rx_ops_s {
 	efx_rc_t	(*erxo_qcreate)(efx_nic_t *enp, unsigned int,
 					unsigned int, efx_rxq_type_t,
 					efsys_mem_t *, size_t, uint32_t,
+					unsigned int,
 					efx_evq_t *, efx_rxq_t *);
 	void		(*erxo_qdestroy)(efx_rxq_t *);
 } efx_rx_ops_t;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c
index f922b59..870d42f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
 	__in		size_t ndescs,
 	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		unsigned int flags,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep,
 	__in		efx_rxq_t *erp);
 
@@ -619,6 +620,7 @@ efx_rx_qcreate(
 	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
 	__in		size_t ndescs,
 	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		unsigned int flags,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep,
 	__deref_out	efx_rxq_t **erpp)
 {
@@ -644,7 +646,7 @@ efx_rx_qcreate(
 	erp->er_esmp = esmp;
 
 	if ((rc = erxop->erxo_qcreate(enp, index, label, type, esmp, ndescs, id,
-	    eep, erp)) != 0)
+	    flags, eep, erp)) != 0)
 		goto fail2;
 
 	enp->en_rx_qcount++;
@@ -1306,13 +1308,14 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
 	__in		size_t ndescs,
 	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		unsigned int flags,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep,
 	__in		efx_rxq_t *erp)
 {
 	efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = &(enp->en_nic_cfg);
 	efx_oword_t oword;
 	uint32_t size;
-	boolean_t jumbo;
+	boolean_t jumbo = B_FALSE;
 	efx_rc_t rc;
 
 	_NOTE(ARGUNUSED(esmp))
@@ -1345,20 +1348,22 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case EFX_RXQ_TYPE_DEFAULT:
-		jumbo = B_FALSE;
 		break;
 
-#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCATTER
-	case EFX_RXQ_TYPE_SCATTER:
-		jumbo = B_TRUE;
-		break;
-#endif	/* EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCATTER */
-
 	default:
 		rc = EINVAL;
 		goto fail4;
 	}
 
+	if (flags & EFX_RXQ_FLAG_SCATTER) {
+#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCATTER
+		jumbo = B_TRUE;
+#else
+		rc = EINVAL;
+		goto fail5;
+#endif	/* EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCATTER */
+	}
+
 	/* Set up the new descriptor queue */
 	EFX_POPULATE_OWORD_7(oword,
 	    FRF_AZ_RX_DESCQ_BUF_BASE_ID, id,
@@ -1374,6 +1379,10 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 
 	return (0);
 
+#if !EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCATTER
+fail5:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail5);
+#endif
 fail4:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail4);
 fail3:
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index fabcc32..0ac9362 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,8 @@ sfc_rx_queue_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 	qinfo->conf.rx_free_thresh = rxq->refill_threshold;
 	qinfo->conf.rx_drop_en = 1;
 	qinfo->conf.rx_deferred_start = rxq_info->deferred_start;
-	qinfo->scattered_rx = (rxq_info->type == EFX_RXQ_TYPE_SCATTER);
+	qinfo->scattered_rx =
+		((rxq_info->type_flags & EFX_RXQ_FLAG_SCATTER) != 0);
 	qinfo->nb_desc = rxq_info->entries;
 
 	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
index 7816393..22bf372 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ sfc_rx_qstart(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
 
 	rc = efx_rx_qcreate(sa->nic, rxq->hw_index, 0, rxq_info->type,
 			    &rxq->mem, rxq_info->entries,
-			    0 /* not used on EF10 */, evq->common,
-			    &rxq->common);
+			    0 /* not used on EF10 */, rxq_info->type_flags,
+			    evq->common, &rxq->common);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto fail_rx_qcreate;
 
@@ -942,9 +942,10 @@ sfc_rx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index,
 
 	SFC_ASSERT(nb_rx_desc <= rxq_info->max_entries);
 	rxq_info->entries = nb_rx_desc;
-	rxq_info->type =
+	rxq_info->type = EFX_RXQ_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+	rxq_info->type_flags =
 		sa->eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.enable_scatter ?
-		EFX_RXQ_TYPE_SCATTER : EFX_RXQ_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+		EFX_RXQ_FLAG_SCATTER : EFX_RXQ_FLAG_NONE;
 
 	rc = sfc_ev_qinit(sa, SFC_EVQ_TYPE_RX, sw_index,
 			  rxq_info->entries, socket_id, &evq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
index 9e6282e..ff72718 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct sfc_rxq_info {
 	unsigned int		max_entries;
 	unsigned int		entries;
 	efx_rxq_type_t		type;
+	unsigned int		type_flags;
 	struct sfc_rxq		*rxq;
 	boolean_t		deferred_start;
 	boolean_t		deferred_started;
