diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_eq.c b/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_eq.c
index b0f002442f62..4765ea1d2437 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_eq.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_eq.c
@@ -1169,8 +1169,7 @@ int mlx4_init_eq_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.num_comp_vectors; ++i) {
-		err = mlx4_create_eq(dev, dev->caps.num_cqs -
-					  dev->caps.reserved_cqs +
+		err = mlx4_create_eq(dev, dev->quotas.cq +
 					  MLX4_NUM_SPARE_EQE,
 				     (dev->flags & MLX4_FLAG_MSI_X) ? i : 0,
 				     &priv->eq_table.eq[i]);
@@ -1190,8 +1189,7 @@ int mlx4_init_eq_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	for (i = dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + 1;
 	      i < dev->caps.num_comp_vectors + dev->caps.comp_pool + 1; ++i) {
 
-		err = mlx4_create_eq(dev, dev->caps.num_cqs -
-					  dev->caps.reserved_cqs +
+		err = mlx4_create_eq(dev, dev->quotas.cq +
 					  MLX4_NUM_SPARE_EQE,
 				     (dev->flags & MLX4_FLAG_MSI_X) ? i : 0,
 				     &priv->eq_table.eq[i]);
diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_main.c b/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_main.c
index 9bef78ac50cd..3f452d37dbc5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_core/mlx4_main.c
@@ -3446,6 +3446,8 @@ slave_start:
 			goto err_free_eq;
 	}
 
+	mlx4_init_quotas(dev);
+
 	err = mlx4_setup_hca(dev);
 	if (err == -EBUSY && (dev->flags & MLX4_FLAG_MSI_X) &&
 	    !mlx4_is_mfunc(dev)) {
@@ -3459,7 +3461,6 @@ slave_start:
 	if (err)
 		goto err_steer;
 
-	mlx4_init_quotas(dev);
 	mlx4_init_hca_info(dev);
 
 	for (port = 1; port <= dev->caps.num_ports; port++) {