diff --git a/arch/ia64/defconfig b/arch/ia64/defconfig
index 275a26c..dcbc78a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/defconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/defconfig
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@
 # CONFIG_DL2K is not set
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 # CONFIG_E1000_NAPI is not set
+# CONFIG_E1000_DISABLE_PACKET_SPLIT is not set
 # CONFIG_NS83820 is not set
 # CONFIG_HAMACHI is not set
 # CONFIG_YELLOWFIN is not set