diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
index 83c18035b2a24d..4ea01d3d36d56a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 // mcp251xfd - Microchip MCP251xFD Family CAN controller driver
 //
-// Copyright (c) 2019, 2020, 2021 Pengutronix,
+// Copyright (c) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 Pengutronix,
 //               Marc Kleine-Budde <kernel@pengutronix.de>
 //
 // Based on:
@@ -483,9 +483,11 @@ int mcp251xfd_ring_alloc(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 		};
 		const struct ethtool_coalesce ec = {
 			.rx_coalesce_usecs_irq = priv->rx_coalesce_usecs_irq,
-			.rx_max_coalesced_frames_irq = priv->rx_obj_num_coalesce_irq,
+			.rx_max_coalesced_frames_irq = priv->rx_obj_num_coalesce_irq == 0 ?
+				1 : priv->rx_obj_num_coalesce_irq,
 			.tx_coalesce_usecs_irq = priv->tx_coalesce_usecs_irq,
-			.tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq = priv->tx_obj_num_coalesce_irq,
+			.tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq = priv->tx_obj_num_coalesce_irq == 0 ?
+				1 : priv->tx_obj_num_coalesce_irq,
 		};
 		struct can_ram_layout layout;