diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 9cc0215..19e5b4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static const int multicast_filter_limit = 32;
 #define R8169_REGS_SIZE		256
 #define R8169_NAPI_WEIGHT	64
 #define NUM_TX_DESC	64	/* Number of Tx descriptor registers */
-#define NUM_RX_DESC	256	/* Number of Rx descriptor registers */
+#define NUM_RX_DESC	512	/* Number of Rx descriptor registers */
 #define RX_BUF_SIZE	1536	/* Rx Buffer size */
 #define R8169_TX_RING_BYTES	(NUM_TX_DESC * sizeof(struct TxDesc))
 #define R8169_RX_RING_BYTES	(NUM_RX_DESC * sizeof(struct RxDesc))