diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c
index 704b0ebae937..18b535b3ea40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ int efx_cxl_init(struct efx_probe_data *probe_data)
 	 */
 	cxl->cxlds.media_ready = true;
 
+	if (cxl_set_capacity(&cxl->cxlds, EFX_CTPIO_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+		pci_err(pci_dev, "dpa capacity setup failed\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	probe_data->cxl = cxl;
 
 	return 0;