diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index f58a8b80302d9..fcf9105a54761 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -5220,6 +5220,7 @@ static void cnic_init_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 		cnic_ring_ctl(dev, cid, cli, 1);
 		*cid_ptr = cid >> 4;
 		*(cid_ptr + 1) = cid * bp->db_size;
+		*(cid_ptr + 2) = UIO_USE_TX_DOORBELL;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.h
index 0121a5d551922..0d6b13f854d95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.h
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ struct kcq_info {
 	u16		(*hw_idx)(u16);
 };
 
+#define UIO_USE_TX_DOORBELL 0x017855DB
+
 struct cnic_uio_dev {
 	struct uio_info		cnic_uinfo;
 	u32			uio_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h
index ebbfe25acaa6e..8cf6b1926069d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic_if.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 #include "bnx2x/bnx2x_mfw_req.h"
 
-#define CNIC_MODULE_VERSION	"2.5.18"
-#define CNIC_MODULE_RELDATE	"Sept 01, 2013"
+#define CNIC_MODULE_VERSION	"2.5.19"
+#define CNIC_MODULE_RELDATE	"December 19, 2013"
 
 #define CNIC_ULP_RDMA		0
 #define CNIC_ULP_ISCSI		1