diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_defines.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_defines.h
index 2a84beaf5e68..cf8b5ac51caa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_defines.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_defines.h
@@ -562,7 +562,10 @@
 #define IGC_PTM_CTRL_SHRT_CYC(usec)	(((usec) & 0x3f) << 2)
 #define IGC_PTM_CTRL_PTM_TO(usec)	(((usec) & 0xff) << 8)
 
-#define IGC_PTM_SHORT_CYC_DEFAULT	1   /* Default short cycle interval */
+/* A short cycle time of 1us theoretically should work, but appears to be too
+ * short in practice.
+ */
+#define IGC_PTM_SHORT_CYC_DEFAULT	4   /* Default short cycle interval */
 #define IGC_PTM_CYC_TIME_DEFAULT	5   /* Default PTM cycle time */
 #define IGC_PTM_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT		255 /* Default timeout for PTM errors */