diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
index 159cd84..a92b58d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@
 	/* loop through unallocated rings assigning them back to PF */
 	for (i = FM10K_MAX_QUEUES_PF; i < vf_q_idx; i++) {
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TXDCTL(i), 0);
-		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TXQCTL(i), FM10K_TXQCTL_PF | vid);
+		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TXQCTL(i), FM10K_TXQCTL_PF |
+				FM10K_TXQCTL_UNLIMITED_BW | vid);
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_RXQCTL(i), FM10K_RXQCTL_PF);
 	}