diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index ab24f84060c6..756f25bd8ee3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -124,27 +124,27 @@ struct be_dma_mem {
 };
 
 struct be_queue_info {
-	struct be_dma_mem dma_mem;
-	u16 len;
-	u16 entry_size;	/* Size of an element in the queue */
-	u16 id;
-	u16 tail, head;
-	bool created;
+	u32 len;
+	u32 entry_size;	/* Size of an element in the queue */
+	u32 tail, head;
 	atomic_t used;	/* Number of valid elements in the queue */
+	u32 id;
+	struct be_dma_mem dma_mem;
+	bool created;
 };
 
-static inline u32 MODULO(u16 val, u16 limit)
+static inline u32 MODULO(u32 val, u32 limit)
 {
 	BUG_ON(limit & (limit - 1));
 	return val & (limit - 1);
 }
 
-static inline void index_adv(u16 *index, u16 val, u16 limit)
+static inline void index_adv(u32 *index, u32 val, u32 limit)
 {
 	*index = MODULO((*index + val), limit);
 }
 
-static inline void index_inc(u16 *index, u16 limit)
+static inline void index_inc(u32 *index, u32 limit)
 {
 	*index = MODULO((*index + 1), limit);
 }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static inline void queue_head_inc(struct be_queue_info *q)
 	index_inc(&q->head, q->len);
 }
 
-static inline void index_dec(u16 *index, u16 limit)
+static inline void index_dec(u32 *index, u32 limit)
 {
 	*index = MODULO((*index - 1), limit);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 66fa21426fe2..22402db275f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static int be_mcc_notify_wait(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	int status;
 	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
 	struct be_mcc_obj *mcc_obj = &adapter->mcc_obj;
-	u16 index = mcc_obj->q.head;
+	u32 index = mcc_obj->q.head;
 	struct be_cmd_resp_hdr *resp;
 
 	index_dec(&index, mcc_obj->q.len);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 46248467e206..0bd64f1f9778 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -849,9 +849,9 @@ static void unmap_tx_frag(struct device *dev, struct be_eth_wrb *wrb,
 }
 
 /* Grab a WRB header for xmit */
-static u16 be_tx_get_wrb_hdr(struct be_tx_obj *txo)
+static u32 be_tx_get_wrb_hdr(struct be_tx_obj *txo)
 {
-	u16 head = txo->q.head;
+	u32 head = txo->q.head;
 
 	queue_head_inc(&txo->q);
 	return head;
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static void be_tx_setup_wrb_frag(struct be_tx_obj *txo, dma_addr_t busaddr,
  * WRBs of the current packet are unmapped. Invoked to handle tx setup errors.
  */
 static void be_xmit_restore(struct be_adapter *adapter,
-			    struct be_tx_obj *txo, u16 head, bool map_single,
+			    struct be_tx_obj *txo, u32 head, bool map_single,
 			    u32 copied)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ static u32 be_xmit_enqueue(struct be_adapter *adapter, struct be_tx_obj *txo,
 	struct device *dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
 	struct be_queue_info *txq = &txo->q;
 	bool map_single = false;
-	u16 head = txq->head;
+	u32 head = txq->head;
 	dma_addr_t busaddr;
 	int len;
 
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ static struct be_rx_page_info *get_rx_page_info(struct be_rx_obj *rxo)
 	struct be_adapter *adapter = rxo->adapter;
 	struct be_rx_page_info *rx_page_info;
 	struct be_queue_info *rxq = &rxo->q;
-	u16 frag_idx = rxq->tail;
+	u32 frag_idx = rxq->tail;
 
 	rx_page_info = &rxo->page_info_tbl[frag_idx];
 	BUG_ON(!rx_page_info->page);
@@ -2401,10 +2401,11 @@ static u16 be_tx_compl_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 {
 	struct sk_buff **sent_skbs = txo->sent_skb_list;
 	struct be_queue_info *txq = &txo->q;
-	u16 frag_index, num_wrbs = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	bool unmap_skb_hdr = false;
 	struct be_eth_wrb *wrb;
+	u16 num_wrbs = 0;
+	u32 frag_index;
 
 	do {
 		if (sent_skbs[txq->tail]) {
@@ -2516,10 +2517,11 @@ static void be_rx_cq_clean(struct be_rx_obj *rxo)
 
 static void be_tx_compl_clean(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	u16 end_idx, notified_idx, cmpl = 0, timeo = 0, num_wrbs = 0;
 	struct device *dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
+	u16 cmpl = 0, timeo = 0, num_wrbs = 0;
 	struct be_tx_compl_info *txcp;
 	struct be_queue_info *txq;
+	u32 end_idx, notified_idx;
 	struct be_tx_obj *txo;
 	int i, pending_txqs;