diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
index 56482df..e0f6142 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@
  * associated with that irq.
  */
 struct gve_notify_block {
-	__be32 irq_db_index; /* idx into Bar2 - set by device, must be 1st */
+	__be32 *irq_db_index; /* pointer to idx into Bar2 */
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 16]; /* name registered with the kernel */
 	struct napi_struct napi; /* kernel napi struct for this block */
 	struct gve_priv *priv;
 	struct gve_tx_ring *tx; /* tx rings on this block */
 	struct gve_rx_ring *rx; /* rx rings on this block */
-} ____cacheline_aligned;
+};
 
 /* Tracks allowed and current queue settings */
 struct gve_queue_config {
@@ -197,13 +197,18 @@
 	unsigned long *qpl_id_map; /* bitmap of used qpl ids */
 };
 
+struct gve_irq_db {
+	__be32 index;
+} ____cacheline_aligned;
+
 struct gve_priv {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct gve_tx_ring *tx; /* array of tx_cfg.num_queues */
 	struct gve_rx_ring *rx; /* array of rx_cfg.num_queues */
 	struct gve_queue_page_list *qpls; /* array of num qpls */
 	struct gve_notify_block *ntfy_blocks; /* array of num_ntfy_blks */
-	dma_addr_t ntfy_block_bus;
+	struct gve_irq_db *irq_db_indices; /* array of num_ntfy_blks */
+	dma_addr_t irq_db_indices_bus;
 	struct msix_entry *msix_vectors; /* array of num_ntfy_blks + 1 */
 	char mgmt_msix_name[IFNAMSIZ + 16];
 	u32 mgmt_msix_idx;
@@ -445,7 +450,7 @@
 static inline __be32 __iomem *gve_irq_doorbell(struct gve_priv *priv,
 					       struct gve_notify_block *block)
 {
-	return &priv->db_bar2[be32_to_cpu(block->irq_db_index)];
+	return &priv->db_bar2[be32_to_cpu(*block->irq_db_index)];
 }
 
 /* Returns the index into ntfy_blocks of the given tx ring's block
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c
index e3d3052..052b6b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 		.num_counters = cpu_to_be32(num_counters),
 		.irq_db_addr = cpu_to_be64(db_array_bus_addr),
 		.num_irq_dbs = cpu_to_be32(num_ntfy_blks),
-		.irq_db_stride = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(priv->ntfy_blocks[0])),
+		.irq_db_stride = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(*priv->irq_db_indices)),
 		.ntfy_blk_msix_base_idx =
 					cpu_to_be32(GVE_NTFY_BLK_BASE_MSIX_IDX),
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index a44465a..db28482 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -295,15 +295,24 @@
 		dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev, "Did not receive management vector.\n");
 		goto abort_with_msix_enabled;
 	}
-	priv->ntfy_blocks =
+
+	priv->irq_db_indices =
 		dma_alloc_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev,
 				   priv->num_ntfy_blks *
-				   sizeof(*priv->ntfy_blocks),
-				   &priv->ntfy_block_bus, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv->ntfy_blocks) {
+				   sizeof(*priv->irq_db_indices),
+				   &priv->irq_db_indices_bus, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv->irq_db_indices) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto abort_with_mgmt_vector;
 	}
+
+	priv->ntfy_blocks = kvzalloc(priv->num_ntfy_blks *
+				     sizeof(*priv->ntfy_blocks), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv->ntfy_blocks) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto abort_with_irq_db_indices;
+	}
+
 	/* Setup the other blocks - the first n-1 vectors */
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_ntfy_blks; i++) {
 		struct gve_notify_block *block = &priv->ntfy_blocks[i];
@@ -321,6 +330,7 @@
 		}
 		irq_set_affinity_hint(priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector,
 				      get_cpu_mask(i % active_cpus));
+		block->irq_db_index = &priv->irq_db_indices[i].index;
 	}
 	return 0;
 abort_with_some_ntfy_blocks:
@@ -332,10 +342,13 @@
 				      NULL);
 		free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector, block);
 	}
-	dma_free_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev, priv->num_ntfy_blks *
-			  sizeof(*priv->ntfy_blocks),
-			  priv->ntfy_blocks, priv->ntfy_block_bus);
+	kvfree(priv->ntfy_blocks);
 	priv->ntfy_blocks = NULL;
+abort_with_irq_db_indices:
+	dma_free_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev, priv->num_ntfy_blks *
+			  sizeof(*priv->irq_db_indices),
+			  priv->irq_db_indices, priv->irq_db_indices_bus);
+	priv->irq_db_indices = NULL;
 abort_with_mgmt_vector:
 	free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[priv->mgmt_msix_idx].vector, priv);
 abort_with_msix_enabled:
@@ -359,10 +372,12 @@
 				      NULL);
 		free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector, block);
 	}
-	dma_free_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev,
-			  priv->num_ntfy_blks * sizeof(*priv->ntfy_blocks),
-			  priv->ntfy_blocks, priv->ntfy_block_bus);
+	kvfree(priv->ntfy_blocks);
 	priv->ntfy_blocks = NULL;
+	dma_free_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev, priv->num_ntfy_blks *
+			  sizeof(*priv->irq_db_indices),
+			  priv->irq_db_indices, priv->irq_db_indices_bus);
+	priv->irq_db_indices = NULL;
 	free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[priv->mgmt_msix_idx].vector, priv);
 	pci_disable_msix(priv->pdev);
 	kfree(priv->msix_vectors);
@@ -385,7 +400,7 @@
 	err = gve_adminq_configure_device_resources(priv,
 						    priv->counter_array_bus,
 						    priv->num_event_counters,
-						    priv->ntfy_block_bus,
+						    priv->irq_db_indices_bus,
 						    priv->num_ntfy_blks);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
 		dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev,