for (i = 0; i < bp->nr_vnics; i++) {
                struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf = &bp->eth_dev->data->dev_conf;
                struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic = &bp->vnic_info[i];
+               uint32_t size = sizeof(*vnic->fw_grp_ids) * bp->max_ring_grps;
+
+               vnic->fw_grp_ids = rte_zmalloc("vnic_fw_grp_ids", size, 0);
+               if (!vnic->fw_grp_ids) {
+                       PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+                                   "Failed to alloc %d bytes for group ids\n",
+                                   size);
+                       rc = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto err_out;
+               }
+               memset(vnic->fw_grp_ids, -1, size);
 
                rc = bnxt_hwrm_vnic_alloc(bp, vnic);
                if (rc) {
 
        /* map ring groups to this vnic */
        PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Alloc VNIC. Start %x, End %x\n",
                vnic->start_grp_id, vnic->end_grp_id);
-       for (i = vnic->start_grp_id, j = 0; i <= vnic->end_grp_id; i++, j++)
+       for (i = vnic->start_grp_id, j = 0; i < vnic->end_grp_id; i++, j++)
                vnic->fw_grp_ids[j] = bp->grp_info[i].fw_grp_id;
+
        vnic->dflt_ring_grp = bp->grp_info[vnic->start_grp_id].fw_grp_id;
        vnic->rss_rule = (uint16_t)HWRM_NA_SIGNATURE;
        vnic->cos_rule = (uint16_t)HWRM_NA_SIGNATURE;
                bnxt_hwrm_vnic_tpa_cfg(bp, vnic, false);
 
                bnxt_hwrm_vnic_free(bp, vnic);
+
+               rte_free(vnic->fw_grp_ids);
        }
        /* Ring resources */
        bnxt_free_all_hwrm_rings(bp);
 
 {
        struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic;
        uint16_t max_vnics;
-       int i, j;
+       int i;
 
        max_vnics = bp->max_vnics;
        STAILQ_INIT(&bp->free_vnic_list);
                vnic->hash_mode =
                        HWRM_VNIC_RSS_CFG_INPUT_HASH_MODE_FLAGS_DEFAULT;
 
-               for (j = 0; j < MAX_QUEUES_PER_VNIC; j++)
-                       vnic->fw_grp_ids[j] = (uint16_t)HWRM_NA_SIGNATURE;
-
                prandom_bytes(vnic->rss_hash_key, HW_HASH_KEY_SIZE);
                STAILQ_INIT(&vnic->filter);
                STAILQ_INIT(&vnic->flow_list);
 
 
        uint16_t        fw_vnic_id; /* returned by Chimp during alloc */
        uint16_t        rss_rule;
-#define MAX_NUM_TRAFFIC_CLASSES                8
-#define MAX_NUM_RSS_QUEUES_PER_VNIC    16
-#define MAX_QUEUES_PER_VNIC    (MAX_NUM_RSS_QUEUES_PER_VNIC + \
-                                MAX_NUM_TRAFFIC_CLASSES)
        uint16_t        start_grp_id;
        uint16_t        end_grp_id;
-       uint16_t        fw_grp_ids[MAX_QUEUES_PER_VNIC];
+       uint16_t        *fw_grp_ids;
        uint16_t        dflt_ring_grp;
        uint16_t        mru;
        uint16_t        hash_type;