diff --git a/sys/dev/ffec/if_ffecreg.h b/sys/dev/ffec/if_ffecreg.h
index bc44af3a518..6faa0950881 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ffec/if_ffecreg.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ffec/if_ffecreg.h
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ struct ffec_hwdesc
  * The hardware imposes alignment restrictions on various objects involved in
  * DMA transfers.  These values are expressed in bytes (not bits).
  */
-#define	FEC_DESC_RING_ALIGN		16
+#define	FEC_DESC_RING_ALIGN		64
 #define	FEC_RXBUF_ALIGN			16
 #define	FEC_TXBUF_ALIGN			16