diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c
index 1f2a6e009..f2b72571a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_rx.c
@@ -1012,18 +1012,9 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(label, <, EFX_EV_RX_NLABELS);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_rx_qcount + 1, <, encp->enc_rxq_limit);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT(ISP2(encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs));
-	EFSYS_ASSERT(ISP2(encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs));
-
-	if (!ISP2(ndescs) ||
-	    (ndescs < encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs) ||
-	    (ndescs > encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs)) {
-		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail1;
-	}
 	if (index >= encp->enc_rxq_limit) {
 		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail2;
+		goto fail1;
 	}
 
 	switch (type) {
@@ -1034,7 +1025,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 	case EFX_RXQ_TYPE_PACKED_STREAM:
 		if (type_data == NULL) {
 			rc = EINVAL;
-			goto fail3;
+			goto fail2;
 		}
 		switch (type_data->ertd_packed_stream.eps_buf_size) {
 		case EFX_RXQ_PACKED_STREAM_BUF_SIZE_1M:
@@ -1054,7 +1045,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 			break;
 		default:
 			rc = ENOTSUP;
-			goto fail4;
+			goto fail3;
 		}
 		break;
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM */
@@ -1062,7 +1053,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 	case EFX_RXQ_TYPE_ES_SUPER_BUFFER:
 		if (type_data == NULL) {
 			rc = EINVAL;
-			goto fail5;
+			goto fail4;
 		}
 		ps_buf_size = 0;
 		es_bufs_per_desc =
@@ -1077,7 +1068,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER */
 	default:
 		rc = ENOTSUP;
-		goto fail6;
+		goto fail5;
 	}
 
 #if EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM
@@ -1085,13 +1076,13 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 		/* Check if datapath firmware supports packed stream mode */
 		if (encp->enc_rx_packed_stream_supported == B_FALSE) {
 			rc = ENOTSUP;
-			goto fail7;
+			goto fail6;
 		}
 		/* Check if packed stream allows configurable buffer sizes */
 		if ((ps_buf_size != MC_CMD_INIT_RXQ_EXT_IN_PS_BUFF_1M) &&
 		    (encp->enc_rx_var_packed_stream_supported == B_FALSE)) {
 			rc = ENOTSUP;
-			goto fail8;
+			goto fail7;
 		}
 	}
 #else /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM */
@@ -1102,17 +1093,17 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 	if (es_bufs_per_desc > 0) {
 		if (encp->enc_rx_es_super_buffer_supported == B_FALSE) {
 			rc = ENOTSUP;
-			goto fail9;
+			goto fail8;
 		}
 		if (!IS_P2ALIGNED(es_max_dma_len,
 			    EFX_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER_BUF_ALIGNMENT)) {
 			rc = EINVAL;
-			goto fail10;
+			goto fail9;
 		}
 		if (!IS_P2ALIGNED(es_buf_stride,
 			    EFX_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER_BUF_ALIGNMENT)) {
 			rc = EINVAL;
-			goto fail11;
+			goto fail10;
 		}
 	}
 #else /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER */
@@ -1134,7 +1125,7 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 		    esmp, disable_scatter, want_inner_classes,
 		    ps_buf_size, es_bufs_per_desc, es_max_dma_len,
 		    es_buf_stride, hol_block_timeout)) != 0)
-		goto fail12;
+		goto fail11;
 
 	erp->er_eep = eep;
 	erp->er_label = label;
@@ -1145,36 +1136,34 @@ ef10_rx_qcreate(
 
 	return (0);
 
-fail12:
-	EFSYS_PROBE(fail12);
-#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER
 fail11:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail11);
+#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER
 fail10:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail10);
 fail9:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail9);
-#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER */
-#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM
 fail8:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail8);
+#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER */
+#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM
 fail7:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail7);
-#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM */
 fail6:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail6);
-#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER
+#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM */
 fail5:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail5);
-#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER */
-#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM
+#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER
 fail4:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail4);
+#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_ES_SUPER_BUFFER */
+#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM
 fail3:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail3);
-#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM */
 fail2:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
+#endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RX_PACKED_STREAM */
 fail1:
 	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c
index 332f8c800..8910cd5f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_rx.c
@@ -794,17 +794,28 @@ efx_rx_qcreate_internal(
 {
 	const efx_rx_ops_t *erxop = enp->en_erxop;
 	efx_rxq_t *erp;
+	const efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = efx_nic_cfg_get(enp);
 	efx_rc_t rc;
 
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_RX);
 
+	EFSYS_ASSERT(ISP2(encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs));
+	EFSYS_ASSERT(ISP2(encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs));
+
+	if (!ISP2(ndescs) ||
+	    ndescs < encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs ||
+	    ndescs > encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs) {
+		rc = EINVAL;
+		goto fail1;
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate an RXQ object */
 	EFSYS_KMEM_ALLOC(enp->en_esip, sizeof (efx_rxq_t), erp);
 
 	if (erp == NULL) {
 		rc = ENOMEM;
-		goto fail1;
+		goto fail2;
 	}
 
 	erp->er_magic = EFX_RXQ_MAGIC;
@@ -815,17 +826,19 @@ efx_rx_qcreate_internal(
 
 	if ((rc = erxop->erxo_qcreate(enp, index, label, type, type_data, esmp,
 	    ndescs, id, flags, eep, erp)) != 0)
-		goto fail2;
+		goto fail3;
 
 	enp->en_rx_qcount++;
 	*erpp = erp;
 
 	return (0);
 
-fail2:
-	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
+fail3:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail3);
 
 	EFSYS_KMEM_FREE(enp->en_esip, sizeof (efx_rxq_t), erp);
+fail2:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
 fail1:
 	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
 
@@ -1590,18 +1603,9 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(label, <, EFX_EV_RX_NLABELS);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_rx_qcount + 1, <, encp->enc_rxq_limit);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT(ISP2(encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs));
-	EFSYS_ASSERT(ISP2(encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs));
-
-	if (!ISP2(ndescs) ||
-	    (ndescs < encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs) ||
-	    (ndescs > encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs)) {
-		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail1;
-	}
 	if (index >= encp->enc_rxq_limit) {
 		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail2;
+		goto fail1;
 	}
 	for (size = 0;
 	    (1U << size) <= encp->enc_rxq_max_ndescs / encp->enc_rxq_min_ndescs;
@@ -1610,7 +1614,7 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 			break;
 	if (id + (1 << size) >= encp->enc_buftbl_limit) {
 		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail3;
+		goto fail2;
 	}
 
 	switch (type) {
@@ -1619,7 +1623,7 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 
 	default:
 		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail4;
+		goto fail3;
 	}
 
 	if (flags & EFX_RXQ_FLAG_SCATTER) {
@@ -1627,7 +1631,7 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 		jumbo = B_TRUE;
 #else
 		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail5;
+		goto fail4;
 #endif	/* EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCATTER */
 	}
 
@@ -1647,11 +1651,9 @@ siena_rx_qcreate(
 	return (0);
 
 #if !EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCATTER
-fail5:
-	EFSYS_PROBE(fail5);
-#endif
 fail4:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail4);
+#endif
 fail3:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail3);
 fail2:
