diff --git a/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c
index 5c3b700090..e650bf8157 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ static int mrvl_lcore_first;
 static int mrvl_lcore_last;
 static int mrvl_dev_num;
 
+static int mrvl_fill_bpool(struct mrvl_rxq *rxq, int num);
+
 static inline int
 mrvl_get_bpool_size(int pp2_id, int pool_id)
 {
@@ -461,19 +463,12 @@ mrvl_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mrvl_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	char match[MRVL_MATCH_LEN];
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0, def_init_size;
 
 	snprintf(match, sizeof(match), "ppio-%d:%d",
 		 priv->pp_id, priv->ppio_id);
 	priv->ppio_params.match = match;
 
-	/*
-	 * Calculate the maximum bpool size for refill feature to 1.5 of the
-	 * configured size. In case the bpool size will exceed this value,
-	 * superfluous buffers will be removed
-	 */
-	priv->bpool_max_size = priv->bpool_init_size +
-			      (priv->bpool_init_size >> 1);
 	/*
 	 * Calculate the minimum bpool size for refill feature as follows:
 	 * 2 default burst sizes multiply by number of rx queues.
@@ -482,6 +477,29 @@ mrvl_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 */
 	priv->bpool_min_size = priv->nb_rx_queues * MRVL_BURST_SIZE * 2;
 
+	/* In case initial bpool size configured in queues setup is
+	 * smaller than minimum size add more buffers
+	 */
+	def_init_size = priv->bpool_min_size + MRVL_BURST_SIZE * 2;
+	if (priv->bpool_init_size < def_init_size) {
+		int buffs_to_add = def_init_size - priv->bpool_init_size;
+
+		priv->bpool_init_size += buffs_to_add;
+		ret = mrvl_fill_bpool(dev->data->rx_queues[0], buffs_to_add);
+		if (ret)
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Failed to add buffers to bpool\n");
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Calculate the maximum bpool size for refill feature as follows:
+	 * maximum number of descriptors in rx queue multiply by number
+	 * of rx queues plus minimum bpool size.
+	 * In case the bpool size will exceed this value, superfluous buffers
+	 * will be removed
+	 */
+	priv->bpool_max_size = (priv->nb_rx_queues * MRVL_PP2_RXD_MAX) +
+				priv->bpool_min_size;
+
 	ret = pp2_ppio_init(&priv->ppio_params, &priv->ppio);
 	if (ret) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "Failed to init ppio\n");
@@ -1769,14 +1787,15 @@ mrvl_rx_pkt_burst(void *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 				q->priv->bpool_init_size);
 
 			for (i = 0; i < pkt_to_remove; i++) {
-				pp2_bpool_get_buff(hif, bpool, &buff);
+				ret = pp2_bpool_get_buff(hif, bpool, &buff);
+				if (ret)
+					break;
 				mbuf = (struct rte_mbuf *)
 					(cookie_addr_high | buff.cookie);
 				rte_pktmbuf_free(mbuf);
 			}
 			mrvl_port_bpool_size
-				[bpool->pp2_id][bpool->id][core_id] -=
-								pkt_to_remove;
+				[bpool->pp2_id][bpool->id][core_id] -= i;
 		}
 		rte_spinlock_unlock(&q->priv->lock);
 	}