diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index c1f43b06e98baf3242bc74b5d797e58de5c810d6..39a08f58cdd2fbbd7b0bac916e9c18369885c34c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
 #define ATH10K_MAX_NUM_MGMT_PENDING 128
 
-/* number of failed packets */
-#define ATH10K_KICKOUT_THRESHOLD 50
+/* number of failed packets (20 packets with 16 sw reties each) */
+#define ATH10K_KICKOUT_THRESHOLD (20 * 16)
 
 /*
  * Use insanely high numbers to make sure that the firmware implementation