diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
index 89208e5..fae1b71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
@@ -2073,8 +2073,8 @@
 		ahw->nic_mode = QLCNIC_DEFAULT_MODE;
 		adapter->nic_ops->init_driver = qlcnic_83xx_init_default_driver;
 		ahw->idc.state_entry = qlcnic_83xx_idc_ready_state_entry;
-		adapter->max_sds_rings = ahw->max_rx_ques;
-		adapter->max_tx_rings = ahw->max_tx_ques;
+		adapter->max_sds_rings = QLCNIC_MAX_SDS_RINGS;
+		adapter->max_tx_rings = QLCNIC_MAX_TX_RINGS;
 	} else {
 		return -EIO;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
index 6d3edf6..78f5e81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
@@ -667,9 +667,13 @@
 static int qlcnic_validate_ring_count(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 				      u8 rx_ring, u8 tx_ring)
 {
+	if (rx_ring == 0 || tx_ring == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (rx_ring != 0) {
 		if (rx_ring > adapter->max_sds_rings) {
-			netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "Invalid ring count, SDS ring count %d should not be greater than max %d driver sds rings.\n",
+			netdev_err(adapter->netdev,
+				   "Invalid ring count, SDS ring count %d should not be greater than max %d driver sds rings.\n",
 				   rx_ring, adapter->max_sds_rings);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index aa019c3..2c8cac0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@
 	} else {
 		adapter->ahw->nic_mode = QLCNIC_DEFAULT_MODE;
 		adapter->max_tx_rings = QLCNIC_MAX_HW_TX_RINGS;
+		adapter->max_sds_rings = QLCNIC_MAX_SDS_RINGS;
 		adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_ESWITCH_ENABLED;
 	}