diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
index 9e8e6184f9e43..ecfe93a479da8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ enum mlx5e_xdp_xmit_mode {
  * MLX5E_XDP_XMIT_MODE_XSK:
  *    none.
  */
+#define MLX5E_XDP_FIFO_ENTRIES2DS_MAX_RATIO 4
+
 union mlx5e_xdp_info {
 	enum mlx5e_xdp_xmit_mode mode;
 	union {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 7e6d0489854e3..975c82df345cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1298,11 +1298,13 @@ static int mlx5e_alloc_xdpsq_fifo(struct mlx5e_xdpsq *sq, int numa)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_xdp_info_fifo *xdpi_fifo = &sq->db.xdpi_fifo;
 	int wq_sz        = mlx5_wq_cyc_get_size(&sq->wq);
-	int entries = wq_sz * MLX5_SEND_WQEBB_NUM_DS * 2; /* upper bound for maximum num of
-							   * entries of all xmit_modes.
-							   */
+	int entries;
 	size_t size;
 
+	/* upper bound for maximum num of entries of all xmit_modes. */
+	entries = roundup_pow_of_two(wq_sz * MLX5_SEND_WQEBB_NUM_DS *
+				     MLX5E_XDP_FIFO_ENTRIES2DS_MAX_RATIO);
+
 	size = array_size(sizeof(*xdpi_fifo->xi), entries);
 	xdpi_fifo->xi = kvzalloc_node(size, GFP_KERNEL, numa);
 	if (!xdpi_fifo->xi)