diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/patches/r8169_disable_irq_coalescing.patch b/repos/dde_linux/patches/r8169_disable_irq_coalescing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87e69a57f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/patches/r8169_disable_irq_coalescing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Disable IRQ coalescing as it seems to not work properly in our
+port because at some point triggering interrupts stops altogether.
+In this case the netperf tests produce around 0.1(!) MBit/s of
+throughput.
+--- src/linux/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
++++ src/linux/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+@@ -5374,7 +5374,7 @@
+ 	dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_RXALL;
+ 	dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_RXFCS;
+ 
+-	netdev_sw_irq_coalesce_default_on(dev);
++	// netdev_sw_irq_coalesce_default_on(dev);
+ 
+ 	/* configure chip for default features */
+ 	rtl8169_set_features(dev, dev->features);
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.hash b/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.hash
index 63ad33ef51..e5e5f25405 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.hash
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-403e8fecb5e0303605e2c7b913089710e66ad3d6
+501de7d0dc5363c9f271c2cd853b963b2a881438
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.port b/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.port
index 1f645de54b..ba49c27c46 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.port
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/ports/linux.port
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PATCH_FILES := i915_irq.patch \
                usb_net_cdc_ncm.patch \
                usb_net_pinephone.patch \
                usb_net_smsc95xx.patch \
-               workqueue_deadlock.patch
+               workqueue_deadlock.patch \
+               r8169_disable_irq_coalescing.patch
 
 PATCHES += $(addprefix patches/,$(PATCH_FILES))