diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 8e0e5f0fb4fd23f38af3520fbef72c2816b34acd..99bba29e0553dcba262eb69b9c7c2f378bb5fee0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const char pch_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
 #define DSC_INIT16			0xC000
 #define PCH_GBE_DMA_ALIGN		0
 #define PCH_GBE_DMA_PADDING		2
-#define PCH_GBE_WATCHDOG_PERIOD		(1 * HZ)	/* watchdog time */
+#define PCH_GBE_WATCHDOG_PERIOD		(5 * HZ)	/* watchdog time */
 #define PCH_GBE_COPYBREAK_DEFAULT	256
 #define PCH_GBE_PCI_BAR			1
 #define PCH_GBE_RESERVE_MEMORY		0x200000	/* 2MB */