diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index a40fecfdb10c..26a9d38d1e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1470,6 +1470,8 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo    = 15 * HZ;
+	if (mlx5_core_is_ecpf(mdev))
+		netdev->tx_queue_len = 1 << MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_DEF_LOG_SQ_SIZE;
 
 	netdev->features       |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;