diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/Kconfig b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/Kconfig
index fcf03148e33..2f144244998 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/Kconfig
@@ -36,17 +36,21 @@ config ETH_NXP_ENET_QOS_MAC_UNIQUE_MAC_ADDRESS
 
 config ETH_NXP_ENET_QOS_TX_BUFFER_DESCRIPTORS
 	int "Number of tx buffer descriptors"
-	default 4
+	default 16
 	range 4 1024
 	help
 	  Number of TX buffer descriptors.
 
 config ETH_NXP_ENET_QOS_RX_BUFFER_DESCRIPTORS
 	int "Number of rx buffer descriptors"
-	default 4
+	default 16
 	range 4 1024
 	help
 	  Number of RX buffer descriptors.
+	  Each descriptor references a buffer of a size of CONFIG_NET_BUF_DATA_SIZE
+	  (with the two least significant bits ignored), so set this to a value
+	  large enough so that at least one frame of a maximum size can be
+	  received into all buffers combined.
 
 config ETH_NXP_ENET_QOS_DMA_RESET_WAIT_TIME
 	int "Time in microseconds to wait for software reset"
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c
index 612705dc3a3..34b7639405b 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac, CONFIG_ETHERNET_LOG_LEVEL);
 #include "../eth.h"
 #include "nxp_enet_qos_priv.h"
 
+/* Verify configuration */
+BUILD_ASSERT((ENET_QOS_RX_BUFFER_SIZE * NUM_RX_BUFDESC) >= ENET_QOS_MAX_NORMAL_FRAME_LEN,
+	"ENET_QOS_RX_BUFFER_SIZE * NUM_RX_BUFDESC is not large enough to receive a full frame");
+
 static const uint32_t rx_desc_refresh_flags =
 	OWN_FLAG | RX_INTERRUPT_ON_COMPLETE_FLAG | BUF1_ADDR_VALID_FLAG;