diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h
index 092f097a59432ee30e207d355031a722a682517a..83025bb4737c47c44b2056190b68c0acc5461ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h
@@ -272,45 +272,54 @@ struct nicvf {
 	struct nicvf		*pnicvf;
 	struct net_device	*netdev;
 	struct pci_dev		*pdev;
+	void __iomem		*reg_base;
+	struct queue_set	*qs;
+	struct nicvf_cq_poll	*napi[8];
 	u8			vf_id;
-	u8			node;
-	u8			tns_mode:1;
-	u8			sqs_mode:1;
-	u8			loopback_supported:1;
+	u8			sqs_id;
+	bool                    sqs_mode;
 	bool			hw_tso;
-	u16			mtu;
-	struct queue_set	*qs;
+
+	/* Receive buffer alloc */
+	u32			rb_page_offset;
+	u16			rb_pageref;
+	bool			rb_alloc_fail;
+	bool			rb_work_scheduled;
+	struct page		*rb_page;
+	struct delayed_work	rbdr_work;
+	struct tasklet_struct	rbdr_task;
+
+	/* Secondary Qset */
+	u8			sqs_count;
 #define	MAX_SQS_PER_VF_SINGLE_NODE		5
 #define	MAX_SQS_PER_VF				11
-	u8			sqs_id;
-	u8			sqs_count; /* Secondary Qset count */
 	struct nicvf		*snicvf[MAX_SQS_PER_VF];
+
+	/* Queue count */
 	u8			rx_queues;
 	u8			tx_queues;
 	u8			max_queues;
-	void __iomem		*reg_base;
+
+	u8			node;
+	u8			cpi_alg;
+	u16			mtu;
 	bool			link_up;
 	u8			duplex;
 	u32			speed;
-	struct page		*rb_page;
-	u32			rb_page_offset;
-	bool			rb_alloc_fail;
-	bool			rb_work_scheduled;
-	struct delayed_work	rbdr_work;
-	struct tasklet_struct	rbdr_task;
-	struct tasklet_struct	qs_err_task;
-	struct tasklet_struct	cq_task;
-	struct nicvf_cq_poll	*napi[8];
+	bool			tns_mode;
+	bool			loopback_supported;
 	struct nicvf_rss_info	rss_info;
-	u8			cpi_alg;
+	struct tasklet_struct	qs_err_task;
+	struct work_struct	reset_task;
+
 	/* Interrupt coalescing settings */
 	u32			cq_coalesce_usecs;
-
 	u32			msg_enable;
+
+	/* Stats */
 	struct nicvf_hw_stats   hw_stats;
 	struct nicvf_drv_stats  drv_stats;
 	struct bgx_stats	bgx_stats;
-	struct work_struct	reset_task;
 
 	/* MSI-X  */
 	bool			msix_enabled;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
index 0dd1abf86079b4258360d522737b590b06f67036..fa05e347262ff76bde5c64f32146ea0daea7beb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@
 #include "q_struct.h"
 #include "nicvf_queues.h"
 
+static void nicvf_get_page(struct nicvf *nic)
+{
+	if (!nic->rb_pageref || !nic->rb_page)
+		return;
+
+	atomic_add(nic->rb_pageref, &nic->rb_page->_count);
+	nic->rb_pageref = 0;
+}
+
 /* Poll a register for a specific value */
 static int nicvf_poll_reg(struct nicvf *nic, int qidx,
 			  u64 reg, int bit_pos, int bits, int val)
@@ -81,16 +90,15 @@ static inline int nicvf_alloc_rcv_buffer(struct nicvf *nic, gfp_t gfp,
 	int order = (PAGE_SIZE <= 4096) ?  PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER : 0;
 
 	/* Check if request can be accomodated in previous allocated page */
-	if (nic->rb_page) {
-		if ((nic->rb_page_offset + buf_len + buf_len) >
-		    (PAGE_SIZE << order)) {
-			nic->rb_page = NULL;
-		} else {
-			nic->rb_page_offset += buf_len;
-			get_page(nic->rb_page);
-		}
+	if (nic->rb_page &&
+	    ((nic->rb_page_offset + buf_len) < (PAGE_SIZE << order))) {
+		nic->rb_pageref++;
+		goto ret;
 	}
 
+	nicvf_get_page(nic);
+	nic->rb_page = NULL;
+
 	/* Allocate a new page */
 	if (!nic->rb_page) {
 		nic->rb_page = alloc_pages(gfp | __GFP_COMP | __GFP_NOWARN,
@@ -102,7 +110,9 @@ static inline int nicvf_alloc_rcv_buffer(struct nicvf *nic, gfp_t gfp,
 		nic->rb_page_offset = 0;
 	}
 
+ret:
 	*rbuf = (u64 *)((u64)page_address(nic->rb_page) + nic->rb_page_offset);
+	nic->rb_page_offset += buf_len;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -158,6 +168,9 @@ static int  nicvf_init_rbdr(struct nicvf *nic, struct rbdr *rbdr,
 		desc = GET_RBDR_DESC(rbdr, idx);
 		desc->buf_addr = virt_to_phys(rbuf) >> NICVF_RCV_BUF_ALIGN;
 	}
+
+	nicvf_get_page(nic);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -241,6 +254,8 @@ static void nicvf_refill_rbdr(struct nicvf *nic, gfp_t gfp)
 		new_rb++;
 	}
 
+	nicvf_get_page(nic);
+
 	/* make sure all memory stores are done before ringing doorbell */
 	smp_wmb();