diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
index efbaf2ae1999a97982a8e57274e3cf09f95b42ec..794204e34fba4fb74d1c21f2fef0837ef340feaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ static void connect(struct backend_info *be)
 		}
 
 		queue->remaining_credit = credit_bytes;
+		queue->credit_usec = credit_usec;
 
 		err = connect_rings(be, queue);
 		if (err) {