diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index d77cd6dee0922ffef0772a82042dd8d7e356845e..f7b42b9fc9795074c97d26a73e768ec843340efd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ static inline void dmadesc_set_addr(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 static inline void dmadesc_set(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 			       void __iomem *d, dma_addr_t addr, u32 val)
 {
-	dmadesc_set_length_status(priv, d, val);
 	dmadesc_set_addr(priv, d, addr);
+	dmadesc_set_length_status(priv, d, val);
 }
 
 static inline dma_addr_t dmadesc_get_addr(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,