diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index c0e43c552d1f..ffa210074424 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -2491,7 +2491,8 @@ static int ql_start_rx_ring(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct rx_ring *rx_ring)
 	memset((void *)cqicb, 0, sizeof(struct cqicb));
 	cqicb->msix_vect = rx_ring->irq;
 
-	cqicb->len = cpu_to_le16(rx_ring->cq_len | LEN_V | LEN_CPP_CONT);
+	bq_len = (rx_ring->cq_len == 65536) ? 0 : (u16) rx_ring->cq_len;
+	cqicb->len = cpu_to_le16(bq_len | LEN_V | LEN_CPP_CONT);
 
 	cqicb->addr_lo = cpu_to_le32(rx_ring->cq_base_dma);
 	cqicb->addr_hi = cpu_to_le32((u64) rx_ring->cq_base_dma >> 32);
@@ -2513,8 +2514,11 @@ static int ql_start_rx_ring(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct rx_ring *rx_ring)
 		    cpu_to_le32(rx_ring->lbq_base_indirect_dma);
 		cqicb->lbq_addr_hi =
 		    cpu_to_le32((u64) rx_ring->lbq_base_indirect_dma >> 32);
-		cqicb->lbq_buf_size = cpu_to_le32(rx_ring->lbq_buf_size);
-		bq_len = (u16) rx_ring->lbq_len;
+		bq_len = (rx_ring->lbq_buf_size == 65536) ? 0 :
+			(u16) rx_ring->lbq_buf_size;
+		cqicb->lbq_buf_size = cpu_to_le16(bq_len);
+		bq_len = (rx_ring->lbq_len == 65536) ? 0 :
+			(u16) rx_ring->lbq_len;
 		cqicb->lbq_len = cpu_to_le16(bq_len);
 		rx_ring->lbq_prod_idx = rx_ring->lbq_len - 16;
 		rx_ring->lbq_curr_idx = 0;
@@ -2530,7 +2534,8 @@ static int ql_start_rx_ring(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct rx_ring *rx_ring)
 		    cpu_to_le32((u64) rx_ring->sbq_base_indirect_dma >> 32);
 		cqicb->sbq_buf_size =
 		    cpu_to_le16(((rx_ring->sbq_buf_size / 2) + 8) & 0xfffffff8);
-		bq_len = (u16) rx_ring->sbq_len;
+		bq_len = (rx_ring->sbq_len == 65536) ? 0 :
+			(u16) rx_ring->sbq_len;
 		cqicb->sbq_len = cpu_to_le16(bq_len);
 		rx_ring->sbq_prod_idx = rx_ring->sbq_len - 16;
 		rx_ring->sbq_curr_idx = 0;