diff --git a/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c b/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
index a2dd78c45768..6e85be8cad5f 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ nicvf_init_cmp_queue(struct nicvf *nic, struct cmp_queue *cq, int q_len,
 	}
 
 	cq->desc = cq->dmem.base;
-	cq->thresh = CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH;
+	cq->thresh = pass1_silicon(nic->dev) ? 0 : CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH;
 	cq->nic = nic;
 	cq->idx = qidx;
 	nic->cq_coalesce_usecs = (CMP_QUEUE_TIMER_THRESH * 0.05) - 1;
diff --git a/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.h b/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.h
index 010dc2ef2470..09dc447b552f 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
  */
 #define	CMP_QSIZE		CMP_QUEUE_SIZE2
 #define	CMP_QUEUE_LEN		(1UL << (CMP_QSIZE + 10))
-#define	CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH	0
+#define	CMP_QUEUE_CQE_THRESH	32
 #define	CMP_QUEUE_TIMER_THRESH	220 /* 10usec */
 
 #define	RBDR_SIZE		RBDR_SIZE0