diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index 445e892022eb..da240c58c4b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_set_hw_addr(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 }
 
 /* Returns a reusable dma control register value */
-static u32 bcmgenet_dma_disable(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
+static u32 bcmgenet_dma_disable(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv, bool flush_rx)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	u32 reg;
@@ -2830,6 +2830,14 @@ static u32 bcmgenet_dma_disable(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
 	udelay(10);
 	bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, 0, UMAC_TX_FLUSH);
 
+	if (flush_rx) {
+		reg = bcmgenet_rbuf_ctrl_get(priv);
+		bcmgenet_rbuf_ctrl_set(priv, reg | BIT(0));
+		udelay(10);
+		bcmgenet_rbuf_ctrl_set(priv, reg);
+		udelay(10);
+	}
+
 	return dma_ctrl;
 }
 
@@ -2931,8 +2939,8 @@ static int bcmgenet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	bcmgenet_set_hw_addr(priv, dev->dev_addr);
 
-	/* Disable RX/TX DMA and flush TX queues */
-	dma_ctrl = bcmgenet_dma_disable(priv);
+	/* Disable RX/TX DMA and flush TX and RX queues */
+	dma_ctrl = bcmgenet_dma_disable(priv, true);
 
 	/* Reinitialize TDMA and RDMA and SW housekeeping */
 	ret = bcmgenet_init_dma(priv);
@@ -3729,7 +3737,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_resume(struct device *d)
 		bcmgenet_power_up(priv, GENET_POWER_WOL_MAGIC);
 
 	/* Disable RX/TX DMA and flush TX queues */
-	dma_ctrl = bcmgenet_dma_disable(priv);
+	dma_ctrl = bcmgenet_dma_disable(priv, false);
 
 	/* Reinitialize TDMA and RDMA and SW housekeeping */
 	ret = bcmgenet_init_dma(priv);