diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_ev.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_ev.c
index c0cbc427b9..ba078940b6 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_ev.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_ev.c
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ ef10_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t id,
 	__in		uint32_t us,
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep)
 {
 	efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = &(enp->en_nic_cfg);
-	uint32_t irq = 0;
 	uint32_t target_evq = 0;
 	efx_rc_t rc;
 	boolean_t low_latency;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ef10_ev_qcreate(
 	/* INIT_EVQ expects function-relative vector number */
 	if ((flags & EFX_EVQ_FLAGS_NOTIFY_MASK) ==
 	    EFX_EVQ_FLAGS_NOTIFY_INTERRUPT) {
-		irq = index;
+		/* IRQ number is specified by caller */
 	} else if (index == EFX_EF10_ALWAYS_INTERRUPTING_EVQ_INDEX) {
 		/* Use the first interrupt for always interrupting EvQ */
 		irq = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_impl.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_impl.h
index 40210fbd91..7c8d51b7a5 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/ef10_impl.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ ef10_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t id,
 	__in		uint32_t us,
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep);
 
 LIBEFX_INTERNAL
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
index 8e13075b07..6a99099ad2 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
@@ -2333,6 +2333,19 @@ efx_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
 	__deref_out	efx_evq_t **eepp);
 
+LIBEFX_API
+extern	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+efx_ev_qcreate_irq(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in		unsigned int index,
+	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
+	__in		size_t ndescs,
+	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		uint32_t us,
+	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
+	__deref_out	efx_evq_t **eepp);
+
 LIBEFX_API
 extern		void
 efx_ev_qpost(
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_ev.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_ev.c
index 19bdea03fd..4808f8ddfc 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_ev.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_ev.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ siena_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t id,
 	__in		uint32_t us,
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep);
 
 static			void
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ efx_ev_fini(
 
 
 	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
-efx_ev_qcreate(
+efx_ev_qcreate_irq(
 	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
 	__in		unsigned int index,
 	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ efx_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t id,
 	__in		uint32_t us,
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
 	__deref_out	efx_evq_t **eepp)
 {
 	const efx_ev_ops_t *eevop = enp->en_eevop;
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ efx_ev_qcreate(
 	*eepp = eep;
 
 	if ((rc = eevop->eevo_qcreate(enp, index, esmp, ndescs, id, us, flags,
-	    eep)) != 0)
+	    irq, eep)) != 0)
 		goto fail9;
 
 	return (0);
@@ -377,6 +379,23 @@ efx_ev_qcreate(
 	return (rc);
 }
 
+	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+efx_ev_qcreate(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in		unsigned int index,
+	__in		efsys_mem_t *esmp,
+	__in		size_t ndescs,
+	__in		uint32_t id,
+	__in		uint32_t us,
+	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__deref_out	efx_evq_t **eepp)
+{
+	uint32_t irq = index;
+
+	return (efx_ev_qcreate_irq(enp, index, esmp, ndescs, id, us, flags,
+	    irq, eepp));
+}
+
 		void
 efx_ev_qdestroy(
 	__in	efx_evq_t *eep)
@@ -1278,6 +1297,7 @@ siena_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t id,
 	__in		uint32_t us,
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep)
 {
 	efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = &(enp->en_nic_cfg);
@@ -1290,11 +1310,16 @@ siena_ev_qcreate(
 
 	EFSYS_ASSERT((flags & EFX_EVQ_FLAGS_EXTENDED_WIDTH) == 0);
 
+	if (irq != index) {
+		rc = EINVAL;
+		goto fail1;
+	}
+
 #if EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCALE
 	if (enp->en_intr.ei_type == EFX_INTR_LINE &&
 	    index >= EFX_MAXRSS_LEGACY) {
 		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail1;
+		goto fail2;
 	}
 #endif
 	for (size = 0;
@@ -1304,7 +1329,7 @@ siena_ev_qcreate(
 			break;
 	if (id + (1 << size) >= encp->enc_buftbl_limit) {
 		rc = EINVAL;
-		goto fail2;
+		goto fail3;
 	}
 
 	/* Set up the handler table */
@@ -1336,11 +1361,13 @@ siena_ev_qcreate(
 
 	return (0);
 
+fail3:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail3);
+#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCALE
 fail2:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
-#if EFSYS_OPT_RX_SCALE
-fail1:
 #endif
+fail1:
 	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
 
 	return (rc);
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
index 4fff9e1842..f891e2616e 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ typedef struct efx_ev_ops_s {
 	void		(*eevo_fini)(efx_nic_t *);
 	efx_rc_t	(*eevo_qcreate)(efx_nic_t *, unsigned int,
 					  efsys_mem_t *, size_t, uint32_t,
-					  uint32_t, uint32_t, efx_evq_t *);
+					  uint32_t, uint32_t, uint32_t,
+					  efx_evq_t *);
 	void		(*eevo_qdestroy)(efx_evq_t *);
 	efx_rc_t	(*eevo_qprime)(efx_evq_t *, unsigned int);
 	void		(*eevo_qpost)(efx_evq_t *, uint16_t);
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_ev.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_ev.c
index 533cd9e34a..3eaed9e94b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_ev.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_ev.c
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ rhead_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t id,
 	__in		uint32_t us,
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep)
 {
 	const efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = efx_nic_cfg_get(enp);
 	size_t desc_size;
-	uint32_t irq = 0;
 	uint32_t target_evq = 0;
 	efx_rc_t rc;
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ rhead_ev_qcreate(
 	/* INIT_EVQ expects function-relative vector number */
 	if ((flags & EFX_EVQ_FLAGS_NOTIFY_MASK) ==
 	    EFX_EVQ_FLAGS_NOTIFY_INTERRUPT) {
-		irq = index;
+		/* IRQ number is specified by caller */
 	} else if (index == EFX_RHEAD_ALWAYS_INTERRUPTING_EVQ_INDEX) {
 		/* Use the first interrupt for always interrupting EvQ */
 		irq = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h
index 3bf9beceb0..dd38ded775 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ rhead_ev_qcreate(
 	__in		uint32_t id,
 	__in		uint32_t us,
 	__in		uint32_t flags,
+	__in		uint32_t irq,
 	__in		efx_evq_t *eep);
 
 LIBEFX_INTERNAL
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/version.map b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/version.map
index 75da5aa5c2..ae85ed18c6 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/version.map
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ INTERNAL {
 	efx_ev_init;
 	efx_ev_qcreate;
 	efx_ev_qcreate_check_init_done;
+	efx_ev_qcreate_irq;
 	efx_ev_qdestroy;
 	efx_ev_qmoderate;
 	efx_ev_qpending;
