diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index ac99b0458fe2f2f6b1e29351465838e696ad9f64..d99d01e21326dff47e67c60c8f3ead92c7ed1e82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -605,6 +605,22 @@ static void ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, int vf, int tx_rate,
 	}
 
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDQSEL, 2*vf); /* vf Y uses queue 2*Y */
+	/*
+	 * Set global transmit compensation time to the MMW_SIZE in RTTBCNRM
+	 * register. Typically MMW_SIZE=0x014 if 9728-byte jumbo is supported
+	 * and 0x004 otherwise.
+	 */
+	switch (hw->mac.type) {
+	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRM, 0x4);
+		break;
+	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRM, 0x14);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRC, bcnrc_val);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 1eefc0c6840980aab3f321c50bfe161812594ba1..e0d970ebab7a26d7b5be056d0ec4eba125ae4bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
 #define IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_SHIFT	14
 #define IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_MASK	\
 	(IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_DEC_MASK << IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_SHIFT)
-
+#define IXGBE_RTTBCNRM    0x04980
 
 /* FCoE DMA Context Registers */
 #define IXGBE_FCPTRL    0x02410 /* FC User Desc. PTR Low */