diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index abfa375b0887..d22457f2cf9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ enum rtl_registers {
 					/* No threshold before first PCI xfer */
 #define	RX_FIFO_THRESH			(7 << RXCFG_FIFO_SHIFT)
 #define	RX_EARLY_OFF			(1 << 11)
+#define	RX_PAUSE_SLOT_ON		(1 << 11)	/* 8125b and later */
 #define	RXCFG_DMA_SHIFT			8
 					/* Unlimited maximum PCI burst. */
 #define	RX_DMA_BURST			(7 << RXCFG_DMA_SHIFT)
@@ -2237,9 +2238,13 @@ static void rtl_init_rxcfg(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_40 ... RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_53:
 		RTL_W32(tp, RxConfig, RX128_INT_EN | RX_MULTI_EN | RX_DMA_BURST | RX_EARLY_OFF);
 		break;
-	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_61 ... RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_63:
+	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_61:
 		RTL_W32(tp, RxConfig, RX_FETCH_DFLT_8125 | RX_DMA_BURST);
 		break;
+	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_63:
+		RTL_W32(tp, RxConfig, RX_FETCH_DFLT_8125 | RX_DMA_BURST |
+			RX_PAUSE_SLOT_ON);
+		break;
 	default:
 		RTL_W32(tp, RxConfig, RX128_INT_EN | RX_DMA_BURST);
 		break;