diff --git a/src/apps/intel/intel10g.lua b/src/apps/intel/intel10g.lua
index adfa4b78cf..51e2d640fa 100644
--- a/src/apps/intel/intel10g.lua
+++ b/src/apps/intel/intel10g.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ local timer = require("core.timer")
 local bits, bitset = lib.bits, lib.bitset
 local band, bor, lshift = bit.band, bit.bor, bit.lshift
 
-num_descriptors = 2048
+num_descriptors = 1024
 
 -- Defaults for configurable items
 local default = {