diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index b04e4337df47..fd3e379de6da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -422,15 +422,19 @@ static int i40e_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if ((ring->rx_mini_pending) || (ring->rx_jumbo_pending))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	new_tx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->tx_pending,
-			       I40E_MIN_NUM_DESCRIPTORS,
-			       I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS);
-	new_tx_count = ALIGN(new_tx_count, I40E_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	if (ring->tx_pending > I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS ||
+	    ring->tx_pending < I40E_MIN_NUM_DESCRIPTORS ||
+	    ring->rx_pending > I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS ||
+	    ring->rx_pending < I40E_MIN_NUM_DESCRIPTORS) {
+		netdev_info(netdev,
+			    "Descriptors requested (Tx: %d / Rx: %d) out of range [%d-%d]\n",
+			    ring->tx_pending, ring->rx_pending,
+			    I40E_MIN_NUM_DESCRIPTORS, I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
-	new_rx_count = clamp_t(u32, ring->rx_pending,
-			       I40E_MIN_NUM_DESCRIPTORS,
-			       I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS);
-	new_rx_count = ALIGN(new_rx_count, I40E_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	new_tx_count = ALIGN(ring->tx_pending, I40E_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
+	new_rx_count = ALIGN(ring->rx_pending, I40E_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE);
 
 	/* if nothing to do return success */
 	if ((new_tx_count == vsi->tx_rings[0]->count) &&