diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index 2913bc3332a1b1c23bf37d685b608ded39343c29..bfd8542c3c73bb5321b43629731d58997e84a9e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 #define I40EVF_MIN_TXD       64
 #define I40EVF_MAX_RXD       4096
 #define I40EVF_MIN_RXD       64
-#define I40EVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE  8
+#define I40EVF_REQ_DESCRIPTOR_MULTIPLE  32
 
 /* Supported Rx Buffer Sizes */
 #define I40EVF_RXBUFFER_64    64     /* Used for packet split */