diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 837524d1d225..b4980245b50b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_DEF_LOG_SQ_SIZE \
 	max(0x7, MLX5E_PARAMS_MINIMUM_LOG_SQ_SIZE)
 #define MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_DEF_NUM_CHANNELS 1
+#define MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_DEF_LOG_RQ_SIZE 0x8
 
 static const char mlx5e_rep_driver_name[] = "mlx5e_rep";
 
@@ -705,6 +706,8 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_params(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	/* RQ */
 	mlx5e_build_rq_params(mdev, params);
+	if (!mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(priv) && mlx5_core_is_ecpf(mdev))
+		params->log_rq_mtu_frames = MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_DEF_LOG_RQ_SIZE;
 
 	/* CQ moderation params */
 	params->rx_dim_enabled = MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cq_moderation);