diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
index bb6e5b5d9681..ac9a7fe37d21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ create_map_eq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_eq *eq, const char *name,
 	mlx5_fill_page_array(&eq->buf, pas);
 
 	MLX5_SET(create_eq_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_EQ);
+	if (!param->mask && MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, log_max_uctx))
+		MLX5_SET(create_eq_in, in, uid, MLX5_SHARED_RESOURCE_UID);
+
 	MLX5_SET64(create_eq_in, in, event_bitmask, param->mask);
 
 	eqc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_eq_in, in, eq_context_entry);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index 4b37519bd6a5..8bb9fe6e99d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -7302,7 +7302,7 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_create_eq_out_bits {
 
 struct mlx5_ifc_create_eq_in_bits {
 	u8         opcode[0x10];
-	u8         reserved_at_10[0x10];
+	u8         uid[0x10];
 
 	u8         reserved_at_20[0x10];
 	u8         op_mod[0x10];