diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 0273c233bc85..738554a6c69f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void mlx5e_sqs2vport_stop(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 
 static int mlx5e_sqs2vport_start(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				 struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep,
-				 u16 *sqns_array, int sqns_num)
+				 u32 *sqns_array, int sqns_num)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *flow_rule;
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv;
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ int mlx5e_add_sqs_fwd_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	struct mlx5e_channel *c;
 	int n, tc, num_sqs = 0;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
-	u16 *sqs;
+	u32 *sqs;
 
-	sqs = kcalloc(priv->channels.num * priv->channels.params.num_tc, sizeof(u16), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sqs = kcalloc(priv->channels.num * priv->channels.params.num_tc, sizeof(*sqs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sqs)
 		goto out;