diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
index 67b9e81b7c02..2f8d8202d1d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ enum mvpp2_prs_l3_cast {
 #define MVPP21_ADDR_SPACE_SZ		0
 #define MVPP22_ADDR_SPACE_SZ		SZ_64K
 
-#define MVPP2_MAX_THREADS		8
+#define MVPP2_MAX_THREADS		9
 #define MVPP2_MAX_QVECS			MVPP2_MAX_THREADS
 
 /* GMAC MIB Counters register definitions */