diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_reg.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_reg.h
index afb10e326b4f..fab35a593898 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_reg.h
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
 #define   NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_DOOR			(0x010838)
 #define   NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_STATUS		(0x010840)
 #define   NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_DEBUG			(0x010848)
-#define   NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_CNM_CHG		(0x010860)
 #define   NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_STAT_0_1		(0x010900)
 
 #define   NIC_QSET_RBDR_0_1_CFG			(0x010C00)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
index a12b2e38cf61..ff1d777f3ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
@@ -380,7 +380,10 @@ static void nicvf_get_regs(struct net_device *dev,
 		p[i++] = nicvf_queue_reg_read(nic, NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_DOOR, q);
 		p[i++] = nicvf_queue_reg_read(nic, NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_STATUS, q);
 		p[i++] = nicvf_queue_reg_read(nic, NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_DEBUG, q);
-		p[i++] = nicvf_queue_reg_read(nic, NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_CNM_CHG, q);
+		/* Padding, was NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_CNM_CHG, which
+		 * produces bus errors when read
+		 */
+		p[i++] = 0;
 		p[i++] = nicvf_queue_reg_read(nic, NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_STAT_0_1, q);
 		reg_offset = NIC_QSET_SQ_0_7_STAT_0_1 | (1 << 3);
 		p[i++] = nicvf_queue_reg_read(nic, reg_offset, q);