diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
index 8ebfe782f95e..ccd53a7a2b80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
@@ -926,13 +926,24 @@ void mlx5_core_eq_free_irqs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	mutex_unlock(&table->lock);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_ON_DEMAND_PAGING
+#define MLX5_MAX_ASYNC_EQS 4
+#else
+#define MLX5_MAX_ASYNC_EQS 3
+#endif
+
 int mlx5_eq_table_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eq_table *eq_table = dev->priv.eq_table;
+	int num_eqs = MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, max_num_eqs) ?
+		      MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, max_num_eqs) :
+		      1 << MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, log_max_eq);
 	int err;
 
 	eq_table->num_comp_eqs =
-		mlx5_irq_get_num_comp(eq_table->irq_table);
+		min_t(int,
+		      mlx5_irq_get_num_comp(eq_table->irq_table),
+		      num_eqs - MLX5_MAX_ASYNC_EQS);
 
 	err = create_async_eqs(dev);
 	if (err) {