diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index f46b854d34b54be021de67e708d12858cba34ab8..c6707ea2d75198c1157c5e675975d9319e150a9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -2035,14 +2035,17 @@ static void macb_reset_hw(struct macb *bp)
 {
 	struct macb_queue *queue;
 	unsigned int q;
+	u32 ctrl = macb_readl(bp, NCR);
 
 	/* Disable RX and TX (XXX: Should we halt the transmission
 	 * more gracefully?)
 	 */
-	macb_writel(bp, NCR, 0);
+	ctrl &= ~(MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
 
 	/* Clear the stats registers (XXX: Update stats first?) */
-	macb_writel(bp, NCR, MACB_BIT(CLRSTAT));
+	ctrl |= MACB_BIT(CLRSTAT);
+
+	macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl);
 
 	/* Clear all status flags */
 	macb_writel(bp, TSR, -1);
@@ -2230,7 +2233,7 @@ static void macb_init_hw(struct macb *bp)
 	}
 
 	/* Enable TX and RX */
-	macb_writel(bp, NCR, MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE) | MACB_BIT(MPE));
+	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
 }
 
 /* The hash address register is 64 bits long and takes up two