diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 032939d211a7c..3b3ba2e55bdce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
 	mac->hw_stats->reg_offset = id * MTK_STAT_OFFSET;
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(eth->netdev[id], eth->dev);
-	eth->netdev[id]->watchdog_timeo = HZ;
+	eth->netdev[id]->watchdog_timeo = 5 * HZ;
 	eth->netdev[id]->netdev_ops = &mtk_netdev_ops;
 	eth->netdev[id]->base_addr = (unsigned long)eth->base;
 	eth->netdev[id]->vlan_features = MTK_HW_FEATURES &