diff --git a/drivers/net/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
index 8f8b65af9ed5f9fcbb977d69294096dc51d66d12..1f0a8333fd5c221c1eb9a53a26a9e7ba17ac14c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 module_param(mtu, int, 0);
 module_param(debug, int, 0);
 module_param(rx_copybreak, int, 0);
-module_param(dspcfg_workaround, int, 1);
+module_param(dspcfg_workaround, int, 0);
 module_param_array(options, int, NULL, 0);
 module_param_array(full_duplex, int, NULL, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mtu, "DP8381x MTU (all boards)");