diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index b9923047ce11..522c03bc1dad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -49,6 +49,51 @@ static s32 ixgbe_setup_copper_link_speed_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 static s32 ixgbe_read_i2c_eeprom_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 byte_offset,
                                        u8 *eeprom_data);
 
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_set_pcie_completion_timeout - set pci-e completion timeout
+ *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
+ *
+ *  The defaults for 82598 should be in the range of 50us to 50ms,
+ *  however the hardware default for these parts is 500us to 1ms which is less
+ *  than the 10ms recommended by the pci-e spec.  To address this we need to
+ *  increase the value to either 10ms to 250ms for capability version 1 config,
+ *  or 16ms to 55ms for version 2.
+ **/
+void ixgbe_set_pcie_completion_timeout(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = hw->back;
+	u32 gcr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_GCR);
+	u16 pcie_devctl2;
+
+	/* only take action if timeout value is defaulted to 0 */
+	if (gcr & IXGBE_GCR_CMPL_TMOUT_MASK)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * if capababilities version is type 1 we can write the
+	 * timeout of 10ms to 250ms through the GCR register
+	 */
+	if (!(gcr & IXGBE_GCR_CAP_VER2)) {
+		gcr |= IXGBE_GCR_CMPL_TMOUT_10ms;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * for version 2 capabilities we need to write the config space
+	 * directly in order to set the completion timeout value for
+	 * 16ms to 55ms
+	 */
+	pci_read_config_word(adapter->pdev,
+	                     IXGBE_PCI_DEVICE_CONTROL2, &pcie_devctl2);
+	pcie_devctl2 |= IXGBE_PCI_DEVICE_CONTROL2_16ms;
+	pci_write_config_word(adapter->pdev,
+	                      IXGBE_PCI_DEVICE_CONTROL2, pcie_devctl2);
+out:
+	/* disable completion timeout resend */
+	gcr &= ~IXGBE_GCR_CMPL_TMOUT_RESEND;
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_GCR, gcr);
+}
+
 /**
  *  ixgbe_get_pcie_msix_count_82598 - Gets MSI-X vector count
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
@@ -152,6 +197,26 @@ s32 ixgbe_init_phy_ops_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	return ret_val;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_start_hw_82598 - Prepare hardware for Tx/Rx
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *
+ *  Starts the hardware using the generic start_hw function.
+ *  Then set pcie completion timeout
+ **/
+s32 ixgbe_start_hw_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+	s32 ret_val = 0;
+
+	ret_val = ixgbe_start_hw_generic(hw);
+
+	/* set the completion timeout for interface */
+	if (ret_val == 0)
+		ixgbe_set_pcie_completion_timeout(hw);
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
+
 /**
  *  ixgbe_get_link_capabilities_82598 - Determines link capabilities
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
@@ -1085,7 +1150,7 @@ static u32 ixgbe_get_supported_physical_layer_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_82598 = {
 	.init_hw		= &ixgbe_init_hw_generic,
 	.reset_hw		= &ixgbe_reset_hw_82598,
-	.start_hw		= &ixgbe_start_hw_generic,
+	.start_hw		= &ixgbe_start_hw_82598,
 	.clear_hw_cntrs		= &ixgbe_clear_hw_cntrs_generic,
 	.get_media_type		= &ixgbe_get_media_type_82598,
 	.get_supported_physical_layer = &ixgbe_get_supported_physical_layer_82598,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index fa87309dc087..be90eb4575f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -718,6 +718,12 @@
 #define IXGBE_ECC_STATUS_82599  0x110E0
 #define IXGBE_BAR_CTRL_82599    0x110F4
 
+/* PCI Express Control */
+#define IXGBE_GCR_CMPL_TMOUT_MASK       0x0000F000
+#define IXGBE_GCR_CMPL_TMOUT_10ms       0x00001000
+#define IXGBE_GCR_CMPL_TMOUT_RESEND     0x00010000
+#define IXGBE_GCR_CAP_VER2              0x00040000
+
 /* Time Sync Registers */
 #define IXGBE_TSYNCRXCTL 0x05188 /* Rx Time Sync Control register - RW */
 #define IXGBE_TSYNCTXCTL 0x08C00 /* Tx Time Sync Control register - RW */
@@ -1521,6 +1527,7 @@
 
 /* PCI Bus Info */
 #define IXGBE_PCI_LINK_STATUS     0xB2
+#define IXGBE_PCI_DEVICE_CONTROL2 0xC8
 #define IXGBE_PCI_LINK_WIDTH      0x3F0
 #define IXGBE_PCI_LINK_WIDTH_1    0x10
 #define IXGBE_PCI_LINK_WIDTH_2    0x20
@@ -1531,6 +1538,7 @@
 #define IXGBE_PCI_LINK_SPEED_5000 0x2
 #define IXGBE_PCI_HEADER_TYPE_REGISTER  0x0E
 #define IXGBE_PCI_HEADER_TYPE_MULTIFUNC 0x80
+#define IXGBE_PCI_DEVICE_CONTROL2_16ms  0x0005
 
 /* Number of 100 microseconds we wait for PCI Express master disable */
 #define IXGBE_PCI_MASTER_DISABLE_TIMEOUT 800