diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index cc3f9559a196..123669696184 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -639,9 +639,9 @@ static int xgene_enet_create_desc_rings(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct device *dev = ndev_to_dev(ndev);
 	struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *rx_ring, *tx_ring, *cp_ring;
 	struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *buf_pool = NULL;
-	u8 cpu_bufnum = 0, eth_bufnum = 0;
-	u8 bp_bufnum = 0x20;
-	u16 ring_id, ring_num = 0;
+	u8 cpu_bufnum = 0, eth_bufnum = START_ETH_BUFNUM;
+	u8 bp_bufnum = START_BP_BUFNUM;
+	u16 ring_id, ring_num = START_RING_NUM;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* allocate rx descriptor ring */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
index dba647d35740..f9958fae6ffd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #define SKB_BUFFER_SIZE		(XGENE_ENET_MAX_MTU - NET_IP_ALIGN)
 #define NUM_PKT_BUF	64
 #define NUM_BUFPOOL	32
+#define START_ETH_BUFNUM	2
+#define START_BP_BUFNUM		0x22
+#define START_RING_NUM		8
 
 #define PHY_POLL_LINK_ON	(10 * HZ)
 #define PHY_POLL_LINK_OFF	(PHY_POLL_LINK_ON / 5)