diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 02fc91c68027..c7d916fab68a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -1544,7 +1544,8 @@ static int __mlx4_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 						dev->counters[qp->port - 1];
 			optpar |= MLX4_QP_OPTPAR_COUNTER_INDEX;
 		} else
-			context->pri_path.counter_index = 0xff;
+			context->pri_path.counter_index =
+				MLX4_SINK_COUNTER_INDEX(dev->dev);
 
 		if (qp->flags & MLX4_IB_QP_NETIF) {
 			mlx4_ib_steer_qp_reg(dev, qp, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_resources.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_resources.c
index 34f2fdf4fe5d..97bcb9135f8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_resources.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_resources.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void mlx4_en_fill_qp_context(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, int size, int stride,
 		context->pri_path.sched_queue |= user_prio << 3;
 		context->pri_path.feup = MLX4_FEUP_FORCE_ETH_UP;
 	}
-	context->pri_path.counter_index = 0xff;
+	context->pri_path.counter_index = MLX4_SINK_COUNTER_INDEX(mdev->dev);
 	context->cqn_send = cpu_to_be32(cqn);
 	context->cqn_recv = cpu_to_be32(cqn);
 	context->db_rec_addr = cpu_to_be64(priv->res.db.dma << 2);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 1072dc1054dd..2bf54687f9fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static int mlx4_dev_cap(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_dev_cap *dev_cap)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dev->caps.max_counters = 1 << ilog2(dev_cap->max_counters);
+	dev->caps.max_counters = dev_cap->max_counters;
 
 	dev->caps.reserved_qps_cnt[MLX4_QP_REGION_FW] = dev_cap->reserved_qps;
 	dev->caps.reserved_qps_cnt[MLX4_QP_REGION_ETH_ADDR] =
@@ -2193,13 +2193,16 @@ static int mlx4_init_hca(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 static int mlx4_init_counters_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
-	int nent;
+	int nent_pow2;
 
 	if (!(dev->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_COUNTERS))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	nent = dev->caps.max_counters;
-	return mlx4_bitmap_init(&priv->counters_bitmap, nent, nent - 1, 0, 0);
+	nent_pow2 = roundup_pow_of_two(dev->caps.max_counters);
+	/* reserve last counter index for sink counter */
+	return mlx4_bitmap_init(&priv->counters_bitmap, nent_pow2,
+				nent_pow2 - 1, 0,
+				nent_pow2 - dev->caps.max_counters + 1);
 }
 
 static void mlx4_cleanup_counters_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index ad31e476873f..312c50420dde 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ struct mlx4_mad_ifc {
 			((dev)->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_IBOE))
 
 #define MLX4_INVALID_SLAVE_ID	0xFF
+#define MLX4_SINK_COUNTER_INDEX(dev)	(dev->caps.max_counters - 1)
 
 void handle_port_mgmt_change_event(struct work_struct *work);