diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
index b11fc094f769..d0d1b5490061 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int nicvf_init_cmp_queue(struct nicvf *nic,
 		return err;
 
 	cq->desc = cq->dmem.base;
-	cq->thresh = CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH;
+	cq->thresh = pass1_silicon(nic->pdev) ? 0 : CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH;
 	nic->cq_coalesce_usecs = (CMP_QUEUE_TIMER_THRESH * 0.05) - 1;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.h
index a4f6667fdbd4..c5030a7f213a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_queues.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
  */
 #define CMP_QSIZE		CMP_QUEUE_SIZE2
 #define CMP_QUEUE_LEN		(1ULL << (CMP_QSIZE + 10))
-#define CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH	0
+#define CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH	(NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT / 2)
 #define CMP_QUEUE_TIMER_THRESH	80 /* ~2usec */
 
 #define RBDR_SIZE		RBDR_SIZE0