diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index edce7af97c87..2141bd784751 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2172,12 +2172,14 @@ static void be_msix_disable(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 
 static uint be_num_rss_want(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	u32 num = 0;
 	if ((adapter->function_caps & BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_RSS) &&
 	     !sriov_want(adapter) && be_physfn(adapter) &&
-	     !be_is_mc(adapter))
-		return (adapter->be3_native) ? BE3_MAX_RSS_QS : BE2_MAX_RSS_QS;
-	else
-		return 0;
+	     !be_is_mc(adapter)) {
+		num = (adapter->be3_native) ? BE3_MAX_RSS_QS : BE2_MAX_RSS_QS;
+		num = min_t(u32, num, (u32)netif_get_num_default_rss_queues());
+	}
+	return num;
 }
 
 static void be_msix_enable(struct be_adapter *adapter)