diff --git a/sys/contrib/ena-com/ena_eth_com.c b/sys/contrib/ena-com/ena_eth_com.c
--- a/sys/contrib/ena-com/ena_eth_com.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/ena-com/ena_eth_com.c
@@ -659,9 +659,8 @@
 	if (unlikely(!ena_com_sq_have_enough_space(io_sq, 1)))
 		return ENA_COM_NO_SPACE;
 
-	desc = get_sq_desc(io_sq);
-	if (unlikely(!desc))
-		return ENA_COM_FAULT;
+	/* virt_addr allocation success is checked before calling this function */
+	desc = get_sq_desc_regular_queue(io_sq);
 
 	memset(desc, 0x0, sizeof(struct ena_eth_io_rx_desc));