diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 19e94ee155a2..79c35ae3718c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -204,14 +204,17 @@ enum ixgbe_ring_f_enum {
 #define IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES 64
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 #define IXGBE_MAX_FCOE_INDICES  8
+#define MAX_RX_QUEUES (IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + IXGBE_MAX_FCOE_INDICES)
+#define MAX_TX_QUEUES (IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES + IXGBE_MAX_FCOE_INDICES)
+#else
+#define MAX_RX_QUEUES IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES
+#define MAX_TX_QUEUES IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES
 #endif /* IXGBE_FCOE */
 struct ixgbe_ring_feature {
 	int indices;
 	int mask;
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
-#define MAX_RX_QUEUES 128
-#define MAX_TX_QUEUES 128
 
 #define MAX_RX_PACKET_BUFFERS ((adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED) \
                               ? 8 : 1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1066d53e102c..208fb4a97217 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6061,7 +6061,6 @@ static int __devinit ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	indices += min_t(unsigned int, num_possible_cpus(),
 			 IXGBE_MAX_FCOE_INDICES);
 #endif
-	indices = min_t(unsigned int, indices, MAX_TX_QUEUES);
 	netdev = alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof(struct ixgbe_adapter), indices);
 	if (!netdev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;