diff --git a/src/drivers/net/realtek.c b/src/drivers/net/realtek.c
index 6a119db3..2dded0a5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/realtek.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/realtek.c
@@ -526,8 +526,10 @@ static int realtek_open ( struct net_device *netdev ) {
 
 	/* Configure receiver */
 	rcr = readl ( rtl->regs + RTL_RCR );
-	rcr &= ~( RTL_RCR_RBLEN_MASK );
-	rcr |= ( RTL_RCR_RBLEN_DEFAULT | RTL_RCR_WRAP | RTL_RCR_AB |
+	rcr &= ~( RTL_RCR_RXFTH_MASK | RTL_RCR_RBLEN_MASK |
+		  RTL_RCR_MXDMA_MASK );
+	rcr |= ( RTL_RCR_RXFTH_DEFAULT | RTL_RCR_RBLEN_DEFAULT |
+		 RTL_RCR_MXDMA_DEFAULT | RTL_RCR_WRAP | RTL_RCR_AB |
 		 RTL_RCR_AM | RTL_RCR_APM | RTL_RCR_AAP );
 	writel ( rcr, rtl->regs + RTL_RCR );
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/realtek.h b/src/drivers/net/realtek.h
index 1c6bc544..24ec09e7 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/realtek.h
+++ b/src/drivers/net/realtek.h
@@ -134,9 +134,15 @@ enum realtek_legacy_status {
 
 /** Receive (Rx) Configuration Register (dword) */
 #define RTL_RCR 0x44
+#define RTL_RCR_RXFTH(x)	( (x) << 13 ) /**< Receive FIFO threshold */
+#define RTL_RCR_RXFTH_MASK	RTL_RCR_RXFTH ( 0x7 )
+#define RTL_RCR_RXFTH_DEFAULT	RTL_RCR_RXFTH ( 0x7 /* Whole packet */ )
 #define RTL_RCR_RBLEN(x)	( (x) << 11 ) /**< Receive buffer length */
 #define RTL_RCR_RBLEN_MASK	RTL_RCR_RBLEN ( 0x3 )
 #define RTL_RCR_RBLEN_DEFAULT	RTL_RCR_RBLEN ( 0 /* 8kB */ )
+#define RTL_RCR_MXDMA(x)	( (x) << 8 ) /**< Max DMA burst size */
+#define RTL_RCR_MXDMA_MASK	RTL_RCR_MXDMA ( 0x7 )
+#define RTL_RCR_MXDMA_DEFAULT	RTL_RCR_MXDMA ( 0x7 /* Unlimited */ )
 #define RTL_RCR_WRAP		0x00000080UL /**< Overrun receive buffer */
 #define RTL_RCR_9356SEL		0x00000040UL /**< EEPROM is a 93C56 */
 #define RTL_RCR_AB		0x00000008UL /**< Accept broadcast packets */