diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index f425ec2c7839de4abe1a481cf94d0fd03435c845..a691651f9ad955b68e79affae789796ef10dd80f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ static int flexcan_chip_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (priv->devtype_data->features & FLEXCAN_HAS_BROKEN_ERR_STATE ||
 	    priv->can.ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING)
 		reg_ctrl |= FLEXCAN_CTRL_ERR_MSK;
+	else
+		reg_ctrl &= ~FLEXCAN_CTRL_ERR_MSK;
 
 	/* save for later use */
 	priv->reg_ctrl_default = reg_ctrl;