diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
index 115033f6539e1e27035eea50953e463e35ed6852..fa26e20445a530ce8a5b79e7a69609461579ce84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
@@ -171,11 +171,12 @@ struct fm10k_ring_container {
 #define FM10K_ITR_MAX		0x0FFF	/* maximum value for ITR */
 #define FM10K_ITR_10K		100	/* 100us */
 #define FM10K_ITR_20K		50	/* 50us */
+#define FM10K_ITR_40K		25	/* 25us */
 #define FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE	0x8000	/* adaptive interrupt moderation flag */
 
 #define ITR_IS_ADAPTIVE(itr) (!!(itr & FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE))
 
-#define FM10K_TX_ITR_DEFAULT	FM10K_ITR_10K
+#define FM10K_TX_ITR_DEFAULT	FM10K_ITR_40K
 #define FM10K_RX_ITR_DEFAULT	FM10K_ITR_20K
 #define FM10K_ITR_ENABLE	(FM10K_ITR_AUTOMASK | FM10K_ITR_MASK_CLEAR)