diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
index 8f9cb8abc497..a7866954d106 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ void mlx4_en_set_num_rx_rings(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev)
 					 DEF_RX_RINGS));
 
 		num_rx_rings = mlx4_low_memory_profile() ? MIN_RX_RINGS :
-			min_t(int, num_of_eqs,
-			      netif_get_num_default_rss_queues());
+			min_t(int, num_of_eqs, num_online_cpus());
 		mdev->profile.prof[i].rx_ring_num =
 			rounddown_pow_of_two(num_rx_rings);
 	}