diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
index 107b048b33b4..808647ec3573 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ nfp_devlink_port_split(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int port_index,
 {
 	struct nfp_pf *pf = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	struct nfp_eth_table_port eth_port;
+	unsigned int lanes;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (count < 2)
@@ -84,8 +85,12 @@ nfp_devlink_port_split(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int port_index,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = nfp_devlink_set_lanes(pf, eth_port.index,
-				    eth_port.port_lanes / count);
+	/* Special case the 100G CXP -> 2x40G split */
+	lanes = eth_port.port_lanes / count;
+	if (eth_port.lanes == 10 && count == 2)
+		lanes = 8 / count;
+
+	ret = nfp_devlink_set_lanes(pf, eth_port.index, lanes);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pf->lock);
 
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ nfp_devlink_port_unsplit(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int port_index,
 {
 	struct nfp_pf *pf = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	struct nfp_eth_table_port eth_port;
+	unsigned int lanes;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pf->lock);
@@ -113,7 +119,12 @@ nfp_devlink_port_unsplit(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int port_index,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = nfp_devlink_set_lanes(pf, eth_port.index, eth_port.port_lanes);
+	/* Special case the 100G CXP -> 2x40G unsplit */
+	lanes = eth_port.port_lanes;
+	if (eth_port.port_lanes == 8)
+		lanes = 10;
+
+	ret = nfp_devlink_set_lanes(pf, eth_port.index, lanes);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pf->lock);