diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c
index a2b04d62b1a..aa1dc41f04c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ unsigned int wqm_quanta = 0x10000;
 module_param(wqm_quanta, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(wqm_quanta, "WQM quanta");
 
+static unsigned int limit_maxrdreqsz;
+module_param(limit_maxrdreqsz, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(limit_maxrdreqsz, "Limit max read request size to 256 Bytes");
+
 LIST_HEAD(nes_adapter_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(nes_dev_list);
 
@@ -588,6 +592,18 @@ static int __devinit nes_probe(struct pci_dev *pcidev, const struct pci_device_i
 						nesdev->nesadapter->port_count;
 	}
 
+	if ((limit_maxrdreqsz ||
+	     ((nesdev->nesadapter->phy_type[0] == NES_PHY_TYPE_GLADIUS) &&
+	      (hw_rev == NE020_REV1))) &&
+	    (pcie_get_readrq(pcidev) > 256)) {
+		if (pcie_set_readrq(pcidev, 256))
+			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Unable to set max read request"
+				" to 256 bytes\n");
+		else
+			nes_debug(NES_DBG_INIT, "Max read request size set"
+				" to 256 bytes\n");
+	}
+
 	tasklet_init(&nesdev->dpc_tasklet, nes_dpc, (unsigned long)nesdev);
 
 	/* bring up the Control QP */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h
index 610b9d85959..bc0b4de0445 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #define NES_PHY_TYPE_ARGUS     4
 #define NES_PHY_TYPE_PUMA_1G   5
 #define NES_PHY_TYPE_PUMA_10G  6
+#define NES_PHY_TYPE_GLADIUS   7
 
 #define NES_MULTICAST_PF_MAX 8