diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h
index 6409f85632f5..ec7e4fe3e3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@
 							* transactions */
 #define E1000_DMACR_DMAC_LX_SHIFT       28
 #define E1000_DMACR_DMAC_EN             0x80000000 /* Enable DMA Coalescing */
+/* DMA Coalescing BMC-to-OS Watchdog Enable */
+#define E1000_DMACR_DC_BMC2OSW_EN	0x00008000
 
 #define E1000_DMCTXTH_DMCTTHR_MASK      0x00000FFF /* DMA Coalescing Transmit
 							* Threshold */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 9bbf1a275947..dd3bfe8cd36c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -7147,6 +7147,9 @@ static void igb_init_dmac(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 pba)
 
 			/* watchdog timer= +-1000 usec in 32usec intervals */
 			reg |= (1000 >> 5);
+
+			/* Disable BMC-to-OS Watchdog Enable */
+			reg &= ~E1000_DMACR_DC_BMC2OSW_EN;
 			wr32(E1000_DMACR, reg);
 
 			/*