diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
index 93898baa25dbe4..7b756cf9474a90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -2080,11 +2080,11 @@ static int enic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 
 	/* Query PCI controller on system for DMA addressing
-	 * limitation for the device.  Try 40-bit first, and
+	 * limitation for the device.  Try 64-bit first, and
 	 * fail to 32-bit.
 	 */
 
-	err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(40));
+	err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
 	if (err) {
 		err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 		if (err) {
@@ -2098,10 +2098,10 @@ static int enic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 			goto err_out_release_regions;
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(40));
+		err = pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Unable to obtain %u-bit DMA "
-				"for consistent allocations, aborting\n", 40);
+				"for consistent allocations, aborting\n", 64);
 			goto err_out_release_regions;
 		}
 		using_dac = 1;