diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
index 9e572dd29ab28..0c9f62caa8fa5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ struct vf_data_storage {
 #define MAXIMUM_ETHERNET_VLAN_SIZE 1522
 
 /* Supported Rx Buffer Sizes */
-#define IGB_RXBUFFER_512   512
+#define IGB_RXBUFFER_256   256
 #define IGB_RXBUFFER_16384 16384
-#define IGB_RX_HDR_LEN     IGB_RXBUFFER_512
+#define IGB_RX_HDR_LEN     IGB_RXBUFFER_256
 
 /* How many Tx Descriptors do we need to call netif_wake_queue ? */
 #define IGB_TX_QUEUE_WAKE	16