diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
index f51d52297e1e..7f3933ca9edc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
@@ -695,9 +695,10 @@ err:
 static int idpf_rx_bufs_init_singleq(struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
 	struct libeth_fq fq = {
-		.count	= rxq->desc_count,
-		.type	= LIBETH_FQE_MTU,
-		.nid	= idpf_q_vector_to_mem(rxq->q_vector),
+		.count		= rxq->desc_count,
+		.type		= LIBETH_FQE_MTU,
+		.buf_len	= IDPF_RX_MAX_BUF_SZ,
+		.nid		= idpf_q_vector_to_mem(rxq->q_vector),
 	};
 	int ret;
 
@@ -754,6 +755,7 @@ static int idpf_rx_bufs_init(struct idpf_buf_queue *bufq,
 		.truesize	= bufq->truesize,
 		.count		= bufq->desc_count,
 		.type		= type,
+		.buf_len	= IDPF_RX_MAX_BUF_SZ,
 		.hsplit		= idpf_queue_has(HSPLIT_EN, bufq),
 		.xdp		= idpf_xdp_enabled(bufq->q_vector->vport),
 		.nid		= idpf_q_vector_to_mem(bufq->q_vector),
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
index 0472698ca192..423cc9486dce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ do {								\
 		idx = 0;					\
 } while (0)
 
+#define IDPF_RX_MAX_BUF_SZ			(16384 - 128)
 #define IDPF_RX_BUF_STRIDE			32
 #define IDPF_RX_BUF_POST_STRIDE			16
 #define IDPF_LOW_WATERMARK			64