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 9df0e73d1c358..69b49deb66b22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_send.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_send.c
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ static int dr_cmd_modify_qp_rtr2rts(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 
 	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 */
 
 	MLX5_SET(rtr2rts_qp_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_RTR2RTS_QP);
 	MLX5_SET(rtr2rts_qp_in, in, qpn, dr_qp->qpn);