diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index 2e031f2..4ccaf9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 #define BE3_MAX_RSS_QS		16
 #define BE3_MAX_TX_QS		16
 #define BE3_MAX_EVT_QS		16
+#define BE3_SRIOV_MAX_EVT_QS	8
 
 #define MAX_RX_QS		32
 #define MAX_EVT_QS		32
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index fa44bba..bf40fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -3127,11 +3127,11 @@
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	bool use_sriov = false;
+	int max_vfs;
+
+	max_vfs = pci_sriov_get_totalvfs(pdev);
 
 	if (BE3_chip(adapter) && sriov_want(adapter)) {
-		int max_vfs;
-
-		max_vfs = pci_sriov_get_totalvfs(pdev);
 		res->max_vfs = max_vfs > 0 ? min(MAX_VFS, max_vfs) : 0;
 		use_sriov = res->max_vfs;
 	}
@@ -3162,7 +3162,11 @@
 					   BE3_MAX_RSS_QS : BE2_MAX_RSS_QS;
 	res->max_rx_qs = res->max_rss_qs + 1;
 
-	res->max_evt_qs = be_physfn(adapter) ? BE3_MAX_EVT_QS : 1;
+	if (be_physfn(adapter))
+		res->max_evt_qs = (max_vfs > 0) ?
+					BE3_SRIOV_MAX_EVT_QS : BE3_MAX_EVT_QS;
+	else
+		res->max_evt_qs = 1;
 
 	res->if_cap_flags = BE_IF_CAP_FLAGS_WANT;
 	if (!(adapter->function_caps & BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_RSS))