diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index babe16ece5aa..a43cb7bfcccd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -2542,6 +2542,14 @@ static int ixgbe_get_rss_hash_opts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ixgbe_rss_indir_tbl_max(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	if (adapter->hw.mac.type < ixgbe_mac_X550)
+		return 16;
+	else
+		return 64;
+}
+
 static int ixgbe_get_rxnfc(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd,
 			   u32 *rule_locs)
 {
@@ -2550,7 +2558,8 @@ static int ixgbe_get_rxnfc(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd,
 
 	switch (cmd->cmd) {
 	case ETHTOOL_GRXRINGS:
-		cmd->data = adapter->num_rx_queues;
+		cmd->data = min_t(int, adapter->num_rx_queues,
+				  ixgbe_rss_indir_tbl_max(adapter));
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
 	case ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLCNT:
@@ -2952,14 +2961,6 @@ static int ixgbe_set_rxnfc(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ixgbe_rss_indir_tbl_max(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
-{
-	if (adapter->hw.mac.type < ixgbe_mac_X550)
-		return 16;
-	else
-		return 64;
-}
-
 static u32 ixgbe_get_rxfh_key_size(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	return IXGBE_RSS_KEY_SIZE;