diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
index ebb46c472d52..6807bc3a44fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
@@ -3412,7 +3412,9 @@ int t4_sge_alloc_rxq(struct adapter *adap, struct sge_rspq *iq, bool fwevtq,
 	c.iqsize = htons(iq->size);
 	c.iqaddr = cpu_to_be64(iq->phys_addr);
 	if (cong >= 0)
-		c.iqns_to_fl0congen = htonl(FW_IQ_CMD_IQFLINTCONGEN_F);
+		c.iqns_to_fl0congen = htonl(FW_IQ_CMD_IQFLINTCONGEN_F |
+				FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_V(cong ? FW_IQ_IQTYPE_NIC
+							:  FW_IQ_IQTYPE_OFLD));
 
 	if (fl) {
 		enum chip_type chip = CHELSIO_CHIP_VERSION(adap->params.chip);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4fw_api.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4fw_api.h
index f1967cf6d43c..5dc6c4154af8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4fw_api.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4fw_api.h
@@ -1472,6 +1472,12 @@ enum fw_iq_type {
 	FW_IQ_TYPE_NO_FL_INT_CAP
 };
 
+enum fw_iq_iqtype {
+	FW_IQ_IQTYPE_OTHER,
+	FW_IQ_IQTYPE_NIC,
+	FW_IQ_IQTYPE_OFLD,
+};
+
 struct fw_iq_cmd {
 	__be32 op_to_vfn;
 	__be32 alloc_to_len16;
@@ -1586,6 +1592,12 @@ struct fw_iq_cmd {
 #define FW_IQ_CMD_IQFLINTISCSIC_S	26
 #define FW_IQ_CMD_IQFLINTISCSIC_V(x)	((x) << FW_IQ_CMD_IQFLINTISCSIC_S)
 
+#define FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_S		24
+#define FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_M		0x3
+#define FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_V(x)		((x) << FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_S)
+#define FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_G(x)		\
+	(((x) >> FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_S) & FW_IQ_CMD_IQTYPE_M)
+
 #define FW_IQ_CMD_FL0CNGCHMAP_S		20
 #define FW_IQ_CMD_FL0CNGCHMAP_V(x)	((x) << FW_IQ_CMD_FL0CNGCHMAP_S)