diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
index 98e68888abb1..2311b31bdcac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ struct e1000_info;
  */
 #define E1000_CHECK_RESET_COUNT		25
 
-#define DEFAULT_RDTR			0
-#define DEFAULT_RADV			8
-#define BURST_RDTR			0x20
-#define BURST_RADV			0x20
 #define PCICFG_DESC_RING_STATUS		0xe4
 #define FLUSH_DESC_REQUIRED		0x100
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 14b096f3d1da..00f48d4cabec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -3242,14 +3242,6 @@ static void e1000_configure_rx(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		 */
 		ew32(RXDCTL(0), E1000_RXDCTL_DMA_BURST_ENABLE);
 		ew32(RXDCTL(1), E1000_RXDCTL_DMA_BURST_ENABLE);
-
-		/* override the delay timers for enabling bursting, only if
-		 * the value was not set by the user via module options
-		 */
-		if (adapter->rx_int_delay == DEFAULT_RDTR)
-			adapter->rx_int_delay = BURST_RDTR;
-		if (adapter->rx_abs_int_delay == DEFAULT_RADV)
-			adapter->rx_abs_int_delay = BURST_RADV;
 	}
 
 	/* set the Receive Delay Timer Register */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c
index 6d8c39abee16..47da51864543 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/param.c
@@ -73,17 +73,25 @@ E1000_PARAM(TxAbsIntDelay, "Transmit Absolute Interrupt Delay");
 /* Receive Interrupt Delay in units of 1.024 microseconds
  * hardware will likely hang if you set this to anything but zero.
  *
+ * Burst variant is used as default if device has FLAG2_DMA_BURST.
+ *
  * Valid Range: 0-65535
  */
 E1000_PARAM(RxIntDelay, "Receive Interrupt Delay");
+#define DEFAULT_RDTR	0
+#define BURST_RDTR	0x20
 #define MAX_RXDELAY 0xFFFF
 #define MIN_RXDELAY 0
 
 /* Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay in units of 1.024 microseconds
+ *
+ * Burst variant is used as default if device has FLAG2_DMA_BURST.
  *
  * Valid Range: 0-65535
  */
 E1000_PARAM(RxAbsIntDelay, "Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay");
+#define DEFAULT_RADV	8
+#define BURST_RADV	0x20
 #define MAX_RXABSDELAY 0xFFFF
 #define MIN_RXABSDELAY 0
 
@@ -297,6 +305,9 @@ void e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 					 .max = MAX_RXDELAY } }
 		};
 
+		if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_DMA_BURST)
+			opt.def = BURST_RDTR;
+
 		if (num_RxIntDelay > bd) {
 			adapter->rx_int_delay = RxIntDelay[bd];
 			e1000_validate_option(&adapter->rx_int_delay, &opt,
@@ -307,7 +318,7 @@ void e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 	/* Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay */
 	{
-		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = range_option,
 			.name = "Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay",
 			.err  = "using default of "
@@ -317,6 +328,9 @@ void e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 					 .max = MAX_RXABSDELAY } }
 		};
 
+		if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_DMA_BURST)
+			opt.def = BURST_RADV;
+
 		if (num_RxAbsIntDelay > bd) {
 			adapter->rx_abs_int_delay = RxAbsIntDelay[bd];
 			e1000_validate_option(&adapter->rx_abs_int_delay, &opt,