diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
index b53b40ba88a806b545a2981d54e49f7ed44de6dc..d1e0563a67dffdb8ad988659bf90b221b2635cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ struct e1000_info e1000_82574_info = {
 				  | FLAG_HAS_AMT
 				  | FLAG_HAS_CTRLEXT_ON_LOAD,
 	.pba			= 20,
-	.max_hw_frame_size	= ETH_FRAME_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN,
+	.max_hw_frame_size	= DEFAULT_JUMBO,
 	.get_variants		= e1000_get_variants_82571,
 	.mac_ops		= &e82571_mac_ops,
 	.phy_ops		= &e82_phy_ops_bm,
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ struct e1000_info e1000_82583_info = {
 				  | FLAG_HAS_AMT
 				  | FLAG_HAS_CTRLEXT_ON_LOAD,
 	.pba			= 20,
-	.max_hw_frame_size	= DEFAULT_JUMBO,
+	.max_hw_frame_size	= ETH_FRAME_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN,
 	.get_variants		= e1000_get_variants_82571,
 	.mac_ops		= &e82571_mac_ops,
 	.phy_ops		= &e82_phy_ops_bm,