1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index b0de6b2754cc..7deebd74223e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -10881,11 +10881,12 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                 tp->tg3_flags2 |= TG3_FLG2_TSO_CAPABLE;
         }
 
-        /* TSO is off by default, user can enable using ethtool.  */
-#if 0
-        if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_TSO_CAPABLE)
+        /* TSO is on by default on chips that support hardware TSO.
+         * Firmware TSO on older chips gives lower performance, so it
+         * is off by default, but can be enabled using ethtool.
+         */
+        if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_HW_TSO)
                 dev->features |= NETIF_F_TSO;
-#endif
 
 #endif