diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 7b760752d2c11b083a514363fc7d1b11c5b18a7b..cd5d0c97f0ce6024289faeb58c89ef55c371bdc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -1432,17 +1432,29 @@ static void mtk_pending_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct mtk_mac *mac = container_of(work, struct mtk_mac, pending_work);
 	struct mtk_eth *eth = mac->hw;
-	struct net_device *dev = eth->netdev[mac->id];
-	int err;
+	int err, i;
+	unsigned long restart = 0;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	mtk_stop(dev);
 
-	err = mtk_open(dev);
-	if (err) {
-		netif_alert(eth, ifup, dev,
-			    "Driver up/down cycle failed, closing device.\n");
-		dev_close(dev);
+	/* stop all devices to make sure that dma is properly shut down */
+	for (i = 0; i < MTK_MAC_COUNT; i++) {
+		if (!netif_oper_up(eth->netdev[i]))
+			continue;
+		mtk_stop(eth->netdev[i]);
+		__set_bit(i, &restart);
+	}
+
+	/* restart DMA and enable IRQs */
+	for (i = 0; i < MTK_MAC_COUNT; i++) {
+		if (!test_bit(i, &restart))
+			continue;
+		err = mtk_open(eth->netdev[i]);
+		if (err) {
+			netif_alert(eth, ifup, eth->netdev[i],
+			      "Driver up/down cycle failed, closing device.\n");
+			dev_close(eth->netdev[i]);
+		}
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }