diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 20a6bc1a234f..9cf33ae48c21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ struct page_pool;
 #define MLX5_MPWRQ_DEF_LOG_STRIDE_SZ(mdev) \
 	MLX5_MPWRQ_LOG_STRIDE_SZ(mdev, order_base_2(MLX5E_RX_MAX_HEAD))
 
-#define MLX5_MPWRQ_MAX_LOG_WQE_SZ 18
-
 /* Keep in sync with mlx5e_mpwrq_log_wqe_sz.
  * These are theoretical maximums, which can be further restricted by
  * capabilities. These values are used for static resource allocations and
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c
index 775010e94cb7..dcd5db907f10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #include <net/page_pool/types.h>
 #include <net/xdp_sock_drv.h>
 
+#define MLX5_MPWRQ_MAX_LOG_WQE_SZ 18
+#define MLX5_REP_MPWRQ_MAX_LOG_WQE_SZ 17
+
 static u8 mlx5e_mpwrq_min_page_shift(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 {
 	u8 min_page_shift = MLX5_CAP_GEN_2(mdev, log_min_mkey_entity_size);
@@ -102,18 +105,22 @@ u8 mlx5e_mpwrq_log_wqe_sz(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 page_shift,
 			  enum mlx5e_mpwrq_umr_mode umr_mode)
 {
 	u8 umr_entry_size = mlx5e_mpwrq_umr_entry_size(umr_mode);
-	u8 max_pages_per_wqe, max_log_mpwqe_size;
+	u8 max_pages_per_wqe, max_log_wqe_size_calc;
+	u8 max_log_wqe_size_cap;
 	u16 max_wqe_size;
 
 	/* Keep in sync with MLX5_MPWRQ_MAX_PAGES_PER_WQE. */
 	max_wqe_size = mlx5e_get_max_sq_aligned_wqebbs(mdev) * MLX5_SEND_WQE_BB;
 	max_pages_per_wqe = ALIGN_DOWN(max_wqe_size - sizeof(struct mlx5e_umr_wqe),
 				       MLX5_UMR_FLEX_ALIGNMENT) / umr_entry_size;
-	max_log_mpwqe_size = ilog2(max_pages_per_wqe) + page_shift;
+	max_log_wqe_size_calc = ilog2(max_pages_per_wqe) + page_shift;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(max_log_mpwqe_size < MLX5E_ORDER2_MAX_PACKET_MTU);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(max_log_wqe_size_calc < MLX5E_ORDER2_MAX_PACKET_MTU);
 
-	return min_t(u8, max_log_mpwqe_size, MLX5_MPWRQ_MAX_LOG_WQE_SZ);
+	max_log_wqe_size_cap = mlx5_core_is_ecpf(mdev) ?
+			   MLX5_REP_MPWRQ_MAX_LOG_WQE_SZ : MLX5_MPWRQ_MAX_LOG_WQE_SZ;
+
+	return min_t(u8, max_log_wqe_size_calc, max_log_wqe_size_cap);
 }
 
 u8 mlx5e_mpwrq_pages_per_wqe(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 page_shift,