diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index ad48f52967fe..7a58b1f9971f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 #endif /* I40E_FCOE */
 #define I40E_MAX_AQ_BUF_SIZE          4096
 #define I40E_AQ_LEN                   256
-#define I40E_AQ_WORK_LIMIT            32
+#define I40E_AQ_WORK_LIMIT            66 /* max number of VFs + a little */
 #define I40E_MAX_USER_PRIORITY        8
 #define I40E_DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE       4
 #define I40E_QUEUE_WAIT_RETRY_LIMIT   10