diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_send.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_send.c
index f012aac83b10..401564b94eb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_send.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_send.c
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ static int dr_cmd_modify_qp_rtr2rts(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, log_ack_req_freq, 0);
 	MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, retry_count, attr->retry_cnt);
 	MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, rnr_retry, attr->rnr_retry);
+	MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, primary_address_path.ack_timeout, 0x8); /* ~1ms */
 
 	return mlx5_core_qp_modify(mdev, MLX5_CMD_OP_RTR2RTS_QP, 0, qpc,
 				   &dr_qp->mqp);