diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 1dc02c5eee1c..1f89e416156d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -2995,7 +2995,8 @@ static int i40e_configure_rx_ring(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 
 	ring->rx_buf_len = vsi->rx_buf_len;
 
-	rx_ctx.dbuff = ring->rx_buf_len >> I40E_RXQ_CTX_DBUFF_SHIFT;
+	rx_ctx.dbuff = DIV_ROUND_UP(ring->rx_buf_len,
+				    BIT_ULL(I40E_RXQ_CTX_DBUFF_SHIFT));
 
 	rx_ctx.base = (ring->dma / 128);
 	rx_ctx.qlen = ring->count;
@@ -3075,17 +3076,18 @@ static int i40e_vsi_configure_rx(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	int err = 0;
 	u16 i;
 
-	if (vsi->netdev && (vsi->netdev->mtu > ETH_DATA_LEN))
-		vsi->max_frame = vsi->netdev->mtu + ETH_HLEN
-			       + ETH_FCS_LEN + VLAN_HLEN;
-	else
-		vsi->max_frame = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
-
-	vsi->rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
-
-	/* round up for the chip's needs */
-	vsi->rx_buf_len = ALIGN(vsi->rx_buf_len,
-				BIT_ULL(I40E_RXQ_CTX_DBUFF_SHIFT));
+	if (!vsi->netdev || (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX)) {
+		vsi->max_frame = I40E_MAX_RXBUFFER;
+		vsi->rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
+#if (PAGE_SIZE < 8192)
+	} else if (vsi->netdev->mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN) {
+		vsi->max_frame = I40E_RXBUFFER_1536 - NET_IP_ALIGN;
+		vsi->rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_1536 - NET_IP_ALIGN;
+#endif
+	} else {
+		vsi->max_frame = I40E_MAX_RXBUFFER;
+		vsi->rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
+	}
 
 	/* set up individual rings */
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs && !err; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index eb733726637f..d6609deace57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@ enum i40e_dyn_idx_t {
 
 /* Supported Rx Buffer Sizes (a multiple of 128) */
 #define I40E_RXBUFFER_256   256
+#define I40E_RXBUFFER_1536  1536  /* 128B aligned standard Ethernet frame */
 #define I40E_RXBUFFER_2048  2048
-#define I40E_RXBUFFER_3072  3072   /* For FCoE MTU of 2158 */
-#define I40E_RXBUFFER_4096  4096
-#define I40E_RXBUFFER_8192  8192
 #define I40E_MAX_RXBUFFER   9728  /* largest size for single descriptor */
 
 /* NOTE: netdev_alloc_skb reserves up to 64 bytes, NET_IP_ALIGN means we
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
index aba40edb0e2e..3bb4d732e467 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -104,10 +104,8 @@ enum i40e_dyn_idx_t {
 
 /* Supported Rx Buffer Sizes (a multiple of 128) */
 #define I40E_RXBUFFER_256   256
+#define I40E_RXBUFFER_1536  1536  /* 128B aligned standard Ethernet frame */
 #define I40E_RXBUFFER_2048  2048
-#define I40E_RXBUFFER_3072  3072   /* For FCoE MTU of 2158 */
-#define I40E_RXBUFFER_4096  4096
-#define I40E_RXBUFFER_8192  8192
 #define I40E_MAX_RXBUFFER   9728  /* largest size for single descriptor */
 
 /* NOTE: netdev_alloc_skb reserves up to 64 bytes, NET_IP_ALIGN means we
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index e60cbfa7e769..d61ecf655091 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 #define I40EVF_MAX_RXD		4096
 #define I40EVF_MIN_RXD		64
 #define I40EVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE	32
-
-/* Supported Rx Buffer Sizes */
-#define I40EVF_RXBUFFER_2048	2048
-#define I40EVF_MAX_RXBUFFER	16384  /* largest size for single descriptor */
 #define I40EVF_MAX_AQ_BUF_SIZE	4096
 #define I40EVF_AQ_LEN		32
 #define I40EVF_AQ_MAX_ERR	20 /* times to try before resetting AQ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 6d666bde9df5..fb2811c23024 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -686,12 +686,26 @@ static void i40evf_configure_tx(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
  **/
 static void i40evf_configure_rx(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	unsigned int rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_2048;
+	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	int i;
 
+	/* Legacy Rx will always default to a 2048 buffer size. */
+#if (PAGE_SIZE < 8192)
+	if (!(adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_LEGACY_RX)) {
+		/* We use a 1536 buffer size for configurations with
+		 * standard Ethernet mtu.  On x86 this gives us enough room
+		 * for shared info and 192 bytes of padding.
+		 */
+		if (netdev->mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN)
+			rx_buf_len = I40E_RXBUFFER_1536 - NET_IP_ALIGN;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_active_queues; i++) {
 		adapter->rx_rings[i].tail = hw->hw_addr + I40E_QRX_TAIL1(i);
-		adapter->rx_rings[i].rx_buf_len = I40EVF_RXBUFFER_2048;
+		adapter->rx_rings[i].rx_buf_len = rx_buf_len;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
index 4bc2488bf709..032be8d3928a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void i40evf_configure_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 	struct i40e_virtchnl_vsi_queue_config_info *vqci;
 	struct i40e_virtchnl_queue_pair_info *vqpi;
 	int pairs = adapter->num_active_queues;
-	int i, len;
+	int i, len, max_frame = I40E_MAX_RXBUFFER;
 
 	if (adapter->current_op != I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN) {
 		/* bail because we already have a command pending */
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ void i40evf_configure_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 	if (!vqci)
 		return;
 
+	/* Limit maximum frame size when jumbo frames is not enabled */
+	if (!(adapter->flags & I40EVF_FLAG_LEGACY_RX) &&
+	    (adapter->netdev->mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN))
+		max_frame = I40E_RXBUFFER_1536 - NET_IP_ALIGN;
+
 	vqci->vsi_id = adapter->vsi_res->vsi_id;
 	vqci->num_queue_pairs = pairs;
 	vqpi = vqci->qpair;
@@ -264,9 +269,10 @@ void i40evf_configure_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 		vqpi->rxq.queue_id = i;
 		vqpi->rxq.ring_len = adapter->rx_rings[i].count;
 		vqpi->rxq.dma_ring_addr = adapter->rx_rings[i].dma;
-		vqpi->rxq.max_pkt_size = adapter->netdev->mtu
-					+ ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN;
-		vqpi->rxq.databuffer_size = adapter->rx_rings[i].rx_buf_len;
+		vqpi->rxq.max_pkt_size = max_frame;
+		vqpi->rxq.databuffer_size =
+			ALIGN(adapter->rx_rings[i].rx_buf_len,
+			      BIT_ULL(I40E_RXQ_CTX_DBUFF_SHIFT));
 		vqpi++;
 	}