diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index a1a5a6f15a65b8de274bc31ebb04a2de4b7e1a6d..63458270ce1be9f2ab1073223168c7a43c0c9095 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -3627,7 +3627,7 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 			case SPEED_100:
 				txb2b = 0;
 				netdev->tx_queue_len = 100;
-				/* maybe add some timeout factor ? */
+				adapter->tx_timeout_factor = 10;
 				break;
 			}