diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c
index a17b768b81f1..53d2979e9457 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/params.c
@@ -411,9 +411,14 @@ u8 mlx5e_mpwqe_get_log_num_strides(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 {
 	enum mlx5e_mpwrq_umr_mode umr_mode = mlx5e_mpwrq_umr_mode(mdev, xsk);
 	u8 page_shift = mlx5e_mpwrq_page_shift(mdev, xsk);
+	u8 log_wqe_size, log_stride_size;
 
-	return mlx5e_mpwrq_log_wqe_sz(mdev, page_shift, umr_mode) -
-		mlx5e_mpwqe_get_log_stride_size(mdev, params, xsk);
+	log_wqe_size = mlx5e_mpwrq_log_wqe_sz(mdev, page_shift, umr_mode);
+	log_stride_size = mlx5e_mpwqe_get_log_stride_size(mdev, params, xsk);
+	WARN(log_wqe_size < log_stride_size,
+	     "Log WQE size %u < log stride size %u (page shift %u, umr mode %d, xsk on? %d)\n",
+	     log_wqe_size, log_stride_size, page_shift, umr_mode, !!xsk);
+	return log_wqe_size - log_stride_size;
 }
 
 u8 mlx5e_mpwqe_get_min_wqe_bulk(unsigned int wq_sz)