diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
index 2a004b347e1d..a49c9d11d8a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
@@ -101,21 +101,24 @@ static void eq_set_ci(struct mlx4_eq *eq, int req_not)
 	mb();
 }
 
-static struct mlx4_eqe *get_eqe(struct mlx4_eq *eq, u32 entry, u8 eqe_factor)
+static struct mlx4_eqe *get_eqe(struct mlx4_eq *eq, u32 entry, u8 eqe_factor,
+				u8 eqe_size)
 {
 	/* (entry & (eq->nent - 1)) gives us a cyclic array */
-	unsigned long offset = (entry & (eq->nent - 1)) * (MLX4_EQ_ENTRY_SIZE << eqe_factor);
-	/* CX3 is capable of extending the EQE from 32 to 64 bytes.
-	 * When this feature is enabled, the first (in the lower addresses)
+	unsigned long offset = (entry & (eq->nent - 1)) * eqe_size;
+	/* CX3 is capable of extending the EQE from 32 to 64 bytes with
+	 * strides of 64B,128B and 256B.
+	 * When 64B EQE is used, the first (in the lower addresses)
 	 * 32 bytes in the 64 byte EQE are reserved and the next 32 bytes
 	 * contain the legacy EQE information.
+	 * In all other cases, the first 32B contains the legacy EQE info.
 	 */
 	return eq->page_list[offset / PAGE_SIZE].buf + (offset + (eqe_factor ? MLX4_EQ_ENTRY_SIZE : 0)) % PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
-static struct mlx4_eqe *next_eqe_sw(struct mlx4_eq *eq, u8 eqe_factor)
+static struct mlx4_eqe *next_eqe_sw(struct mlx4_eq *eq, u8 eqe_factor, u8 size)
 {
-	struct mlx4_eqe *eqe = get_eqe(eq, eq->cons_index, eqe_factor);
+	struct mlx4_eqe *eqe = get_eqe(eq, eq->cons_index, eqe_factor, size);
 	return !!(eqe->owner & 0x80) ^ !!(eq->cons_index & eq->nent) ? NULL : eqe;
 }
 
@@ -459,8 +462,9 @@ static int mlx4_eq_int(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_eq *eq)
 	enum slave_port_gen_event gen_event;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct mlx4_vport_state *s_info;
+	int eqe_size = dev->caps.eqe_size;
 
-	while ((eqe = next_eqe_sw(eq, dev->caps.eqe_factor))) {
+	while ((eqe = next_eqe_sw(eq, dev->caps.eqe_factor, eqe_size))) {
 		/*
 		 * Make sure we read EQ entry contents after we've
 		 * checked the ownership bit.
@@ -894,8 +898,10 @@ static int mlx4_create_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int nent,
 
 	eq->dev   = dev;
 	eq->nent  = roundup_pow_of_two(max(nent, 2));
-	/* CX3 is capable of extending the CQE/EQE from 32 to 64 bytes */
-	npages = PAGE_ALIGN(eq->nent * (MLX4_EQ_ENTRY_SIZE << dev->caps.eqe_factor)) / PAGE_SIZE;
+	/* CX3 is capable of extending the CQE/EQE from 32 to 64 bytes, with
+	 * strides of 64B,128B and 256B.
+	 */
+	npages = PAGE_ALIGN(eq->nent * dev->caps.eqe_size) / PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	eq->page_list = kmalloc(npages * sizeof *eq->page_list,
 				GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -997,8 +1003,10 @@ static void mlx4_free_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 	struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *mailbox;
 	int err;
 	int i;
-	/* CX3 is capable of extending the CQE/EQE from 32 to 64 bytes */
-	int npages = PAGE_ALIGN((MLX4_EQ_ENTRY_SIZE << dev->caps.eqe_factor) * eq->nent) / PAGE_SIZE;
+	/* CX3 is capable of extending the CQE/EQE from 32 to 64 bytes, with
+	 * strides of 64B,128B and 256B
+	 */
+	int npages = PAGE_ALIGN(dev->caps.eqe_size  * eq->nent) / PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	mailbox = mlx4_alloc_cmd_mailbox(dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(mailbox))