diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
index 35dc9355061..44d39f59eca 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ public abstract class CitrixResourceBase implements ServerResource, HypervisorRe
             vifr.qosAlgorithmType = "ratelimit";
             vifr.qosAlgorithmParams = new HashMap<String, String>();
             // convert mbs to kilobyte per second
-            vifr.qosAlgorithmParams.put("kbps", Integer.toString(nic.getNetworkRateMbps() * 1024));
+            vifr.qosAlgorithmParams.put("kbps", Integer.toString(nic.getNetworkRateMbps() * 128));
         }
         
         VIF vif = VIF.create(conn, vifr);