diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 0b15272dd2d3..a7fa17b6a129 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static int min_sndbuf = SOCK_MIN_SNDBUF;
 static int min_rcvbuf = SOCK_MIN_RCVBUF;
 static int max_skb_frags = MAX_SKB_FRAGS;
 static int min_mem_pcpu_rsv = SK_MEMORY_PCPU_RESERVE;
+static int netdev_budget_usecs_min = 2 * USEC_PER_SEC / HZ;
 
 static int net_msg_warn;	/* Unused, but still a sysctl */
 
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra1		= &netdev_budget_usecs_min,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "fb_tunnels_only_for_init_net",