diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
index a226277b09805a75a107e069db46801ffa1c454c..f07b1399744ea3b36e4b9c2c95f74722fbb9fbad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
@@ -181,10 +181,12 @@ mlx5e_tx_dma_unmap(struct device *pdev, struct mlx5e_sq_dma *dma)
 
 static inline void mlx5e_rqwq_reset(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 {
-	if (rq->wq_type == MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ)
+	if (rq->wq_type == MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ) {
 		mlx5_wq_ll_reset(&rq->mpwqe.wq);
-	else
+		rq->mpwqe.actual_wq_head = 0;
+	} else {
 		mlx5_wq_cyc_reset(&rq->wqe.wq);
+	}
 }
 
 /* SW parser related functions */