diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index 91d81169e04e..091f99052c91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	priv->rx_frames = (coal->rx_max_coalesced_frames ==
 			   MLX4_EN_AUTO_CONF) ?
-				MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TARGET /
-				priv->dev->mtu + 1 :
+				MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TARGET :
 				coal->rx_max_coalesced_frames;
 	priv->rx_usecs = (coal->rx_coalesce_usecs ==
 			  MLX4_EN_AUTO_CONF) ?
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index fea65e78d6de..16a634ffbcdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static void mlx4_en_set_default_moderation(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
 	 *   satisfy our coelsing target.
 	 * - moder_time is set to a fixed value.
 	 */
-	priv->rx_frames = MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TARGET / priv->dev->mtu + 1;
+	priv->rx_frames = MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TARGET;
 	priv->rx_usecs = MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TIME;
 	en_dbg(INTR, priv, "Default coalesing params for mtu:%d - "
 			   "rx_frames:%d rx_usecs:%d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_en.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
index 174ae86e9523..fcbfcfc11568 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ enum {
 #define MLX4_EN_DEF_TX_RING_SIZE	1024
 #define MLX4_EN_DEF_RX_RING_SIZE  	1024
 
-/* Target number of bytes to coalesce with interrupt moderation */
-#define MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TARGET	0x20000
+/* Target number of packets to coalesce with interrupt moderation */
+#define MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TARGET	44
 #define MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TIME	0x10
 
 #define MLX4_EN_TX_COAL_PKTS	5