diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index d4799b41e98aa8c980773ac10ebbe0710c011a24..701b708628b0d6271e592c588c250bbfeb3de995 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static inline unsigned int i40e_txd_use_count(unsigned int size)
 }
 
 /* Tx Descriptors needed, worst case */
-#define DESC_NEEDED (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 4)
+#define DESC_NEEDED (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 6)
 #define I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING	4
 
 #define I40E_TX_FLAGS_HW_VLAN		BIT(1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
index e72f16b4555b114d2f30079a288304df08019c7b..7798a6645c3f1702bd4c4938647eb369d7e5293b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static inline unsigned int i40e_txd_use_count(unsigned int size)
 }
 
 /* Tx Descriptors needed, worst case */
-#define DESC_NEEDED (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 4)
+#define DESC_NEEDED (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 6)
 #define I40E_MIN_DESC_PENDING	4
 
 #define I40E_TX_FLAGS_HW_VLAN		BIT(1)