diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 75c8f111d1c6a05fe1e1191265e6c4ccc0a8e255..3475bdbe7ee33e8f3933145b13ee7e7a8d386233 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -3312,7 +3312,7 @@ static void BEx_get_resources(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	res->max_rx_qs = res->max_rss_qs + 1;
 
 	if (be_physfn(adapter))
-		res->max_evt_qs = (res->max_vfs > 0) ?
+		res->max_evt_qs = (be_max_vfs(adapter) > 0) ?
 					BE3_SRIOV_MAX_EVT_QS : BE3_MAX_EVT_QS;
 	else
 		res->max_evt_qs = 1;