diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index b580a35f50ea..ec3081ab04c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3043,7 +3043,7 @@ static inline int dev_recursion_level(void)
 	return this_cpu_read(softnet_data.xmit.recursion);
 }
 
-#define XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT	10
+#define XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT	8
 static inline bool dev_xmit_recursion(void)
 {
 	return unlikely(__this_cpu_read(softnet_data.xmit.recursion) >