diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c
index 2e29bfaf4..26c7c322f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c
@@ -756,6 +756,12 @@ sfc_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto fail_estimate_rsrc_limits;
 
+	sa->rxq_max_entries = encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs;
+	SFC_ASSERT(rte_is_power_of_2(sa->rxq_max_entries));
+
+	sa->rxq_min_entries = encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs;
+	SFC_ASSERT(rte_is_power_of_2(sa->rxq_min_entries));
+
 	sa->txq_max_entries = encp->enc_txq_max_ndescs;
 	SFC_ASSERT(rte_is_power_of_2(sa->txq_max_entries));
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
index 3acb3fe48..6c99e9e66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ struct sfc_adapter {
 	unsigned int			rxq_max;
 	unsigned int			txq_max;
 
+	unsigned int			rxq_max_entries;
+	unsigned int			rxq_min_entries;
+
 	unsigned int			txq_max_entries;
 	unsigned int			txq_min_entries;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
index 7e911648e..c3cc4ff5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ struct sfc_dp_rxq {
 	struct sfc_dp_queue	dpq;
 };
 
+/** Datapath receive queue descriptor number limitations */
+struct sfc_dp_rx_hw_limits {
+	unsigned int rxq_max_entries;
+	unsigned int rxq_min_entries;
+};
+
 /**
  * Datapath receive queue creation information.
  *
@@ -114,6 +120,7 @@ typedef int (sfc_dp_rx_pool_ops_supported_t)(const char *pool);
  * @return 0 or positive errno.
  */
 typedef int (sfc_dp_rx_qsize_up_rings_t)(uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
+					 struct sfc_dp_rx_hw_limits *limits,
 					 struct rte_mempool *mb_pool,
 					 unsigned int *rxq_entries,
 					 unsigned int *evq_entries,
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c
index a24f54e7b..fee7a8b27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ sfc_ef10_essb_rx_pool_ops_supported(const char *pool)
 static sfc_dp_rx_qsize_up_rings_t sfc_ef10_essb_rx_qsize_up_rings;
 static int
 sfc_ef10_essb_rx_qsize_up_rings(uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
+				struct sfc_dp_rx_hw_limits *limits,
 				struct rte_mempool *mb_pool,
 				unsigned int *rxq_entries,
 				unsigned int *evq_entries,
@@ -513,11 +514,11 @@ sfc_ef10_essb_rx_qsize_up_rings(uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
 	nb_hw_rx_desc = RTE_MAX(SFC_DIV_ROUND_UP(nb_rx_desc,
 						 mp_info.contig_block_size),
 				SFC_EF10_RX_WPTR_ALIGN + 1);
-	if (nb_hw_rx_desc <= EFX_RXQ_MINNDESCS) {
-		*rxq_entries = EFX_RXQ_MINNDESCS;
+	if (nb_hw_rx_desc <= limits->rxq_min_entries) {
+		*rxq_entries = limits->rxq_min_entries;
 	} else {
 		*rxq_entries = rte_align32pow2(nb_hw_rx_desc);
-		if (*rxq_entries > EFX_RXQ_MAXNDESCS)
+		if (*rxq_entries > limits->rxq_max_entries)
 			return EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c
index 77ca580b5..49e32faaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ sfc_ef10_rx_get_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 static sfc_dp_rx_qsize_up_rings_t sfc_ef10_rx_qsize_up_rings;
 static int
 sfc_ef10_rx_qsize_up_rings(uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
+			   struct sfc_dp_rx_hw_limits *limits,
 			   __rte_unused struct rte_mempool *mb_pool,
 			   unsigned int *rxq_entries,
 			   unsigned int *evq_entries,
@@ -575,8 +576,8 @@ sfc_ef10_rx_qsize_up_rings(uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
 	 * rte_ethdev API guarantees that the number meets min, max and
 	 * alignment requirements.
 	 */
-	if (nb_rx_desc <= EFX_RXQ_MINNDESCS)
-		*rxq_entries = EFX_RXQ_MINNDESCS;
+	if (nb_rx_desc <= limits->rxq_min_entries)
+		*rxq_entries = limits->rxq_min_entries;
 	else
 		*rxq_entries = rte_align32pow2(nb_rx_desc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index 57b8b7e49..e7bfd8917 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -153,12 +153,12 @@ sfc_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize to hardware limits */
-	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_max = EFX_RXQ_MAXNDESCS;
-	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_min = EFX_RXQ_MINNDESCS;
+	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_max = sa->rxq_max_entries;
+	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_min = sa->rxq_min_entries;
 	/* The RXQ hardware requires that the descriptor count is a power
 	 * of 2, but rx_desc_lim cannot properly describe that constraint.
 	 */
-	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_align = EFX_RXQ_MINNDESCS;
+	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_align = sa->rxq_min_entries;
 
 	/* Initialize to hardware limits */
 	dev_info->tx_desc_lim.nb_max = sa->txq_max_entries;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
index 54d4b5872..c8dec8d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ sfc_rxq_by_dp_rxq(const struct sfc_dp_rxq *dp_rxq)
 static sfc_dp_rx_qsize_up_rings_t sfc_efx_rx_qsize_up_rings;
 static int
 sfc_efx_rx_qsize_up_rings(uint16_t nb_rx_desc,
+			  __rte_unused struct sfc_dp_rx_hw_limits *limits,
 			  __rte_unused struct rte_mempool *mb_pool,
 			  unsigned int *rxq_entries,
 			  unsigned int *evq_entries,
@@ -971,13 +972,19 @@ sfc_rx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index,
 	struct sfc_evq *evq;
 	struct sfc_rxq *rxq;
 	struct sfc_dp_rx_qcreate_info info;
+	struct sfc_dp_rx_hw_limits hw_limits;
 
-	rc = sa->priv.dp_rx->qsize_up_rings(nb_rx_desc, mb_pool, &rxq_entries,
-					    &evq_entries, &rxq_max_fill_level);
+	memset(&hw_limits, 0, sizeof(hw_limits));
+	hw_limits.rxq_max_entries = sa->rxq_max_entries;
+	hw_limits.rxq_min_entries = sa->rxq_min_entries;
+
+	rc = sa->priv.dp_rx->qsize_up_rings(nb_rx_desc, &hw_limits, mb_pool,
+					    &rxq_entries, &evq_entries,
+					    &rxq_max_fill_level);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto fail_size_up_rings;
-	SFC_ASSERT(rxq_entries >= EFX_RXQ_MINNDESCS);
-	SFC_ASSERT(rxq_entries <= EFX_RXQ_MAXNDESCS);
+	SFC_ASSERT(rxq_entries >= sa->rxq_min_entries);
+	SFC_ASSERT(rxq_entries <= sa->rxq_max_entries);
 	SFC_ASSERT(rxq_max_fill_level <= nb_rx_desc);
 
 	offloads = rx_conf->offloads |
@@ -1403,9 +1410,10 @@ sfc_rx_qinit_info(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
 {
 	struct sfc_adapter_shared * const sas = sfc_sa2shared(sa);
 	struct sfc_rxq_info *rxq_info = &sas->rxq_info[sw_index];
+	const efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = efx_nic_cfg_get(sa->nic);
 	unsigned int max_entries;
 
-	max_entries = EFX_RXQ_MAXNDESCS;
+	max_entries = encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs;
 	SFC_ASSERT(rte_is_power_of_2(max_entries));
 
 	rxq_info->max_entries = max_entries;
