diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c
index 929d485a3a2fea6b7f13f389c9e90cda183da737..e088dedc17478353f229ca084151bedb01465c40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_pf_device.c
@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@ static void cn23xx_pf_setup_global_output_regs(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	for (q_no = srn; q_no < ern; q_no++) {
 		reg_val = octeon_read_csr(oct, CN23XX_SLI_OQ_PKT_CONTROL(q_no));
 
+		/* clear IPTR */
+		reg_val &= ~CN23XX_PKT_OUTPUT_CTL_IPTR;
+
 		/* set DPTR */
 		reg_val |= CN23XX_PKT_OUTPUT_CTL_DPTR;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_vf_device.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_vf_device.c
index 9338a00083788059736edefd472710c00b30f9af..1f8b7f65125401ef250f9cf57c266fbb55da3f38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_vf_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/cn23xx_vf_device.c
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ static void cn23xx_vf_setup_global_output_regs(struct octeon_device *oct)
 		reg_val =
 		    octeon_read_csr(oct, CN23XX_VF_SLI_OQ_PKT_CONTROL(q_no));
 
+		/* clear IPTR */
+		reg_val &= ~CN23XX_PKT_OUTPUT_CTL_IPTR;
+
 		/* set DPTR */
 		reg_val |= CN23XX_PKT_OUTPUT_CTL_DPTR;