diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index 4104d49f005d..61aa570aad9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ static irqreturn_t macb_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct macb_queue *queue = dev_id;
 	struct macb *bp = queue->bp;
 	struct net_device *dev = bp->dev;
-	u32 status;
+	u32 status, ctrl;
 
 	status = queue_readl(queue, ISR);
 
@@ -1037,6 +1037,15 @@ static irqreturn_t macb_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		 * add that if/when we get our hands on a full-blown MII PHY.
 		 */
 
+		if (status & MACB_BIT(RXUBR)) {
+			ctrl = macb_readl(bp, NCR);
+			macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl & ~MACB_BIT(RE));
+			macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl | MACB_BIT(RE));
+
+			if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
+				macb_writel(bp, ISR, MACB_BIT(RXUBR));
+		}
+
 		if (status & MACB_BIT(ISR_ROVR)) {
 			/* We missed at least one packet */
 			if (macb_is_gem(bp))