diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index c65b5fe41abd..bf228cf10bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -7045,7 +7045,7 @@ unsigned int bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings(struct bnxt *bp)
 	return bp->hw_resc.max_cp_rings;
 }
 
-unsigned int bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings_for_en(struct bnxt *bp)
+static unsigned int bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings_for_en(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	unsigned int cp = bp->hw_resc.max_cp_rings;
 
@@ -7070,6 +7070,17 @@ static void bnxt_set_max_func_irqs(struct bnxt *bp, unsigned int max_irqs)
 	bp->hw_resc.max_irqs = max_irqs;
 }
 
+unsigned int bnxt_get_avail_cp_rings_for_en(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	unsigned int cp;
+
+	cp = bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings_for_en(bp);
+	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_CHIP_P5)
+		return cp - bp->rx_nr_rings - bp->tx_nr_rings;
+	else
+		return cp - bp->cp_nr_rings;
+}
+
 int bnxt_get_avail_msix(struct bnxt *bp, int num)
 {
 	int max_cp = bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings(bp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index d45cbb488e9d..adce7fb37148 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_set_coal(struct bnxt *);
 unsigned int bnxt_get_max_func_stat_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_set_max_func_stat_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp, unsigned int max);
 unsigned int bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings(struct bnxt *bp);
-unsigned int bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings_for_en(struct bnxt *bp);
+unsigned int bnxt_get_avail_cp_rings_for_en(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_get_avail_msix(struct bnxt *bp, int num);
 int bnxt_reserve_rings(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_tx_disable(struct bnxt *bp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
index 3962f6fd543c..5a09f03b23e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_func_vf_resc_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, int num_vfs)
 
 	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_FUNC_VF_RESOURCE_CFG, -1, -1);
 
-	vf_cp_rings = bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings_for_en(bp) - bp->cp_nr_rings;
+	vf_cp_rings = bnxt_get_avail_cp_rings_for_en(bp);
 	vf_stat_ctx = hw_resc->max_stat_ctxs - bp->num_stat_ctxs;
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_AGG_RINGS)
 		vf_rx_rings = hw_resc->max_rx_rings - bp->rx_nr_rings * 2;
@@ -549,8 +549,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_func_cfg(struct bnxt *bp, int num_vfs)
 	max_stat_ctxs = hw_resc->max_stat_ctxs;
 
 	/* Remaining rings are distributed equally amongs VF's for now */
-	vf_cp_rings = (bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings_for_en(bp) -
-		       bp->cp_nr_rings) / num_vfs;
+	vf_cp_rings = bnxt_get_avail_cp_rings_for_en(bp) / num_vfs;
 	vf_stat_ctx = (max_stat_ctxs - bp->num_stat_ctxs) / num_vfs;
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_AGG_RINGS)
 		vf_rx_rings = (hw_resc->max_rx_rings - bp->rx_nr_rings * 2) /
@@ -644,7 +643,7 @@ static int bnxt_sriov_enable(struct bnxt *bp, int *num_vfs)
 	 */
 	vfs_supported = *num_vfs;
 
-	avail_cp = bnxt_get_max_func_cp_rings_for_en(bp) - bp->cp_nr_rings;
+	avail_cp = bnxt_get_avail_cp_rings_for_en(bp);
 	avail_stat = hw_resc->max_stat_ctxs - bp->num_stat_ctxs;
 	avail_cp = min_t(int, avail_cp, avail_stat);