diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 1b12c7ba275..e11d83d5852 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 #define IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_PRIO_MASK   0x0000e000
 #define IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT	16
 
+#define IXGBE_MAX_RSC_INT_RATE          162760
+
 /* wrapper around a pointer to a socket buffer,
  * so a DMA handle can be stored along with the buffer */
 struct ixgbe_tx_buffer {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 7ddb50c03f0..79144e950a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -1975,7 +1975,10 @@ static int ixgbe_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 		 * any other value means disable eitr, which is best
 		 * served by setting the interrupt rate very high
 		 */
-		adapter->eitr_param = IXGBE_MAX_INT_RATE;
+		if (adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_ENABLED)
+			adapter->eitr_param = IXGBE_MAX_RSC_INT_RATE;
+		else
+			adapter->eitr_param = IXGBE_MAX_INT_RATE;
 		adapter->itr_setting = 0;
 	}