diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 0c96604e624665628921421219e40237787daa8a..8b4e0a93f45ecff12cb5aecace42d553a5dcf7ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 static const int multicast_filter_limit = 32;
 
 #define MAX_READ_REQUEST_SHIFT	12
-#define TX_DMA_BURST	6	/* Maximum PCI burst, '6' is 1024 */
+#define TX_DMA_BURST	7	/* Maximum PCI burst, '7' is unlimited */
 #define SafeMtu		0x1c20	/* ... actually life sucks beyond ~7k */
 #define InterFrameGap	0x03	/* 3 means InterFrameGap = the shortest one */