diff --git a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua
index fabf6d97a..ec8eeb466 100644
--- a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua
+++ b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ function wizard_add()
 			ucic:set("network","wan" .. i .. "_dev","mode","vepa")
 			ucic:set("network","wan" .. i .. "_dev","ifname",defif)
 			ucic:set("network","wan" .. i .. "_dev","name","wan" .. i)
+			ucic:set("network","wan" .. i .. "_dev","txqueuelen","20")
 		end
 		ucic:set("network","wan" .. i,"ip4table","wan")
 		if multipath_master then
diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1920-omr-network b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1920-omr-network
index a0e15b2f5..8c2e18080 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1920-omr-network
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1920-omr-network
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ _setup_macvlan() {
 	set network.$1_dev.type=macvlan
 	set network.$1_dev.ifname=$_ifname
 	set network.$1_dev.mode='vepa'
+	set network.$1_dev.txqueuelen=20
 	set network.$1.device=$1
 	set network.$1.type=macvlan
 	set network.$1.masterintf=$_ifname
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ _setup_wan_interface() {
 	set network.$1.defaultroute=0
 	set network.${1}_dev=device
 	set network.${1}_dev.name=$2
+	set network.${1}_dev.txqueuelen=20
 	commit network
 	add_list firewall.@zone[1].network=$1
 	commit firewall