diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c
index 93a79592d6..289619411f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static void
 bnxt_ulp_destroy_vfr_default_rules(struct bnxt *bp, bool global)
 {
 	struct bnxt_ulp_vfr_rule_info *info;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *vfr_eth_dev;
 	struct bnxt_representor *vfr_bp;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_def_rules.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_def_rules.c
index f421e2ed6e..8dea235f0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_def_rules.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_def_rules.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void
 bnxt_ulp_destroy_df_rules(struct bnxt *bp, bool global)
 {
 	struct bnxt_ulp_df_rule_info *info;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 
 	if (!BNXT_TRUFLOW_EN(bp) ||
 	    BNXT_ETH_DEV_IS_REPRESENTOR(bp->eth_dev))
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ int32_t
 bnxt_ulp_create_df_rules(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_ulp_df_rule_info *info;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!BNXT_TRUFLOW_EN(bp) ||
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ bnxt_ulp_create_vfr_default_rules(struct rte_eth_dev *vfr_ethdev)
 	struct rte_eth_dev *parent_dev = vfr->parent_dev;
 	struct bnxt *bp = parent_dev->data->dev_private;
 	uint16_t vfr_port_id = vfr_ethdev->data->port_id;
-	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint16_t port_id;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!bp || !BNXT_TRUFLOW_EN(bp))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
index 6937faec3e..1c23c7541e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct ice_rx_queue {
 	uint16_t rxrearm_start;	/**< the idx we start the re-arming from */
 	uint64_t mbuf_initializer; /**< value to init mbufs */
 
-	uint8_t port_id; /* device port ID */
+	uint16_t port_id; /* device port ID */
 	uint8_t crc_len; /* 0 if CRC stripped, 4 otherwise */
 	uint8_t fdir_enabled; /* 0 if FDIR disabled, 1 when enabled */
 	uint16_t queue_id; /* RX queue index */
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct ice_tx_queue {
 	uint8_t pthresh; /**< Prefetch threshold register. */
 	uint8_t hthresh; /**< Host threshold register. */
 	uint8_t wthresh; /**< Write-back threshold reg. */
-	uint8_t port_id; /* Device port identifier. */
+	uint16_t port_id; /* Device port identifier. */
 	uint16_t queue_id; /* TX queue index. */
 	uint32_t q_teid; /* TX schedule node id. */
 	uint16_t reg_idx;
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h b/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h
index 575d4d0998..c5b5399282 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/bcm_osal.h
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ void qede_hw_err_notify(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 /* TODO: */
 #define OSAL_SCHEDULE_RECOVERY_HANDLER(hwfn) nothing
 
-int qede_save_fw_dump(uint8_t port_id);
+int qede_save_fw_dump(uint16_t port_id);
 
 #define OSAL_SAVE_FW_DUMP(port_id) qede_save_fw_dump(port_id)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_regs.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_regs.c
index 1f2dbc6e7b..d2ea1c9108 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_regs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_regs.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ qede_write_fwdump(const char *dump_file, void *dump, size_t len)
 }
 
 int
-qede_save_fw_dump(uint8_t port_id)
+qede_save_fw_dump(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 	struct rte_dev_reg_info regs;