diff --git a/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh/defconfig b/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh/defconfig
index 9dcdf6a373a..6746fc3b564 100644
--- a/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh/defconfig
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ CONFIG_PHY_LAN8720=n
 CONFIG_PHY_AUTONEG=y
 CONFIG_PHY_SPEED100=n
 CONFIG_PHY_FDUPLEX=y
-CONFIG_NET_NTXDESC=7
-CONFIG_NET_NRXDESC=7
+CONFIG_NET_NTXDESC=3
+CONFIG_NET_NRXDESC=5
 CONFIG_NET_REGDEBUG=n
 CONFIG_NET_DESCDEBUG=n
 CONFIG_NET_DUMPPACKET=n
diff --git a/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh2/defconfig b/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh2/defconfig
index f5bff6ffa3b..342a7d349f7 100644
--- a/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh2/defconfig
+++ b/configs/pic32-starterkit/nsh2/defconfig
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ CONFIG_PHY_LAN8720=n
 CONFIG_PHY_AUTONEG=y
 CONFIG_PHY_SPEED100=n
 CONFIG_PHY_FDUPLEX=y
-CONFIG_NET_NTXDESC=7
-CONFIG_NET_NRXDESC=7
+CONFIG_NET_NTXDESC=3
+CONFIG_NET_NRXDESC=5
 CONFIG_NET_REGDEBUG=n
 CONFIG_NET_DESCDEBUG=n
 CONFIG_NET_DUMPPACKET=n
diff --git a/configs/pic32-starterkit/ostest/defconfig b/configs/pic32-starterkit/ostest/defconfig
index ec433ec4e72..19a8376c2f5 100644
--- a/configs/pic32-starterkit/ostest/defconfig
+++ b/configs/pic32-starterkit/ostest/defconfig
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ CONFIG_PHY_LAN8720=n
 CONFIG_PHY_AUTONEG=y
 CONFIG_PHY_SPEED100=n
 CONFIG_PHY_FDUPLEX=y
-CONFIG_NET_NTXDESC=7
-CONFIG_NET_NRXDESC=7
+CONFIG_NET_NTXDESC=3
+CONFIG_NET_NRXDESC=5
 CONFIG_NET_REGDEBUG=n
 CONFIG_NET_DESCDEBUG=n
 CONFIG_NET_DUMPPACKET=n