diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/descs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/descs.h
index ad399603801800267d2704640d40251927a93396..799c2929c5365792ecf83682ac4064e24669d023 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/descs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/descs.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ struct dma_desc {
 			u32 buffer2_size:13;
 			u32 reserved4:3;
 		} etx;		/* -- enhanced -- */
+
+		u64 all_flags;
 	} des01;
 	unsigned int des2;
 	unsigned int des3;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
index 1e2bcf5f89e13837b03bec3da31b48113441eb47..7d944449f5eff9b16c4d7cf633f0cd4d2eb9b879 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static int enh_desc_get_rx_status(void *data, struct stmmac_extra_stats *x,
 static void enh_desc_init_rx_desc(struct dma_desc *p, int disable_rx_ic,
 				  int mode, int end)
 {
+	p->des01.all_flags = 0;
 	p->des01.erx.own = 1;
 	p->des01.erx.buffer1_size = BUF_SIZE_8KiB - 1;
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ static void enh_desc_init_rx_desc(struct dma_desc *p, int disable_rx_ic,
 
 static void enh_desc_init_tx_desc(struct dma_desc *p, int mode, int end)
 {
-	p->des01.etx.own = 0;
+	p->des01.all_flags = 0;
 	if (mode == STMMAC_CHAIN_MODE)
 		ehn_desc_tx_set_on_chain(p, end);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
index 35ad4f427ae2b33120edabedb4d9b0aee7233abf..48c3456445b282597b89f73cd39b78d5e5caf982 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static int ndesc_get_rx_status(void *data, struct stmmac_extra_stats *x,
 static void ndesc_init_rx_desc(struct dma_desc *p, int disable_rx_ic, int mode,
 			       int end)
 {
+	p->des01.all_flags = 0;
 	p->des01.rx.own = 1;
 	p->des01.rx.buffer1_size = BUF_SIZE_2KiB - 1;
 
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ static void ndesc_init_rx_desc(struct dma_desc *p, int disable_rx_ic, int mode,
 
 static void ndesc_init_tx_desc(struct dma_desc *p, int mode, int end)
 {
-	p->des01.tx.own = 0;
+	p->des01.all_flags = 0;
 	if (mode == STMMAC_CHAIN_MODE)
 		ndesc_tx_set_on_chain(p, end);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 2c5ce2baca8712790d51096a53868b84466f7dde..2e299e0949d7ea263489bca6d0d3233dc7ddbc29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1189,41 +1189,41 @@ static int alloc_dma_desc_resources(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 		goto err_tx_skbuff;
 
 	if (priv->extend_desc) {
-		priv->dma_erx = dma_alloc_coherent(priv->device, rxsize *
-						   sizeof(struct
-							  dma_extended_desc),
-						   &priv->dma_rx_phy,
-						   GFP_KERNEL);
+		priv->dma_erx = dma_zalloc_coherent(priv->device, rxsize *
+						    sizeof(struct
+							   dma_extended_desc),
+						    &priv->dma_rx_phy,
+						    GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!priv->dma_erx)
 			goto err_dma;
 
-		priv->dma_etx = dma_alloc_coherent(priv->device, txsize *
-						   sizeof(struct
-							  dma_extended_desc),
-						   &priv->dma_tx_phy,
-						   GFP_KERNEL);
+		priv->dma_etx = dma_zalloc_coherent(priv->device, txsize *
+						    sizeof(struct
+							   dma_extended_desc),
+						    &priv->dma_tx_phy,
+						    GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!priv->dma_etx) {
 			dma_free_coherent(priv->device, priv->dma_rx_size *
-					sizeof(struct dma_extended_desc),
-					priv->dma_erx, priv->dma_rx_phy);
+					  sizeof(struct dma_extended_desc),
+					  priv->dma_erx, priv->dma_rx_phy);
 			goto err_dma;
 		}
 	} else {
-		priv->dma_rx = dma_alloc_coherent(priv->device, rxsize *
-						  sizeof(struct dma_desc),
-						  &priv->dma_rx_phy,
-						  GFP_KERNEL);
+		priv->dma_rx = dma_zalloc_coherent(priv->device, rxsize *
+						   sizeof(struct dma_desc),
+						   &priv->dma_rx_phy,
+						   GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!priv->dma_rx)
 			goto err_dma;
 
-		priv->dma_tx = dma_alloc_coherent(priv->device, txsize *
-						  sizeof(struct dma_desc),
-						  &priv->dma_tx_phy,
-						  GFP_KERNEL);
+		priv->dma_tx = dma_zalloc_coherent(priv->device, txsize *
+						   sizeof(struct dma_desc),
+						   &priv->dma_tx_phy,
+						   GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!priv->dma_tx) {
 			dma_free_coherent(priv->device, priv->dma_rx_size *
-					sizeof(struct dma_desc),
-					priv->dma_rx, priv->dma_rx_phy);
+					  sizeof(struct dma_desc),
+					  priv->dma_rx, priv->dma_rx_phy);
 			goto err_dma;
 		}
 	}