diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c
index 664f2f7f55c1c06f34e58a551fa917a27f1f9dff..982859f2b2a388684236704a41bb7bc52878b9db 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/dma.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ ltq_dma_open(struct ltq_dma_channel *ch)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ltq_dma_lock, flag);
 	ltq_dma_w32(ch->nr, LTQ_DMA_CS);
 	ltq_dma_w32_mask(0, DMA_CHAN_ON, LTQ_DMA_CCTRL);
-	ltq_dma_w32_mask(0, 1 << ch->nr, LTQ_DMA_IRNEN);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ltq_dma_lock, flag);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ltq_dma_open);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
index 5a7af52d9debaf72ec2eb687c2472db9f340f927..32ac9045cdaeb43e7c13ba1b5be7d4542f81548e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ ltq_etop_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!IS_TX(i) && (!IS_RX(i)))
 			continue;
 		ltq_dma_open(&ch->dma);
+		ltq_dma_enable_irq(&ch->dma);
 		napi_enable(&ch->napi);
 	}
 	phy_start(dev->phydev);