diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index 4146664d4d6a..27c4f131863b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ int qlcnic_83xx_setup_intr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 			if (qlcnic_sriov_vf_check(adapter))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			num_msix = 1;
+			adapter->drv_sds_rings = QLCNIC_SINGLE_RING;
 			adapter->drv_tx_rings = QLCNIC_SINGLE_RING;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index e10fc8e7fe22..1222865cfb73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -816,6 +816,7 @@ static int qlcnic_82xx_setup_intr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 
 		if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED)) {
 			qlcnic_disable_multi_tx(adapter);
+			adapter->drv_sds_rings = QLCNIC_SINGLE_RING;
 
 			err = qlcnic_enable_msi_legacy(adapter);
 			if (err)