diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac.h b/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac.h
index 644edbff4f94f6d6e582df3edaacc51af6f6759b..c2dae6092c4c44a67703d4b0bdc486cc642a26f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ struct emac_regs {
 #define EMAC_MR1_TFS_2K			0x00080000
 #define EMAC_MR1_TR0_MULT		0x00008000
 #define EMAC_MR1_JPSM			0x00000000
+#define EMAC_MR1_MWSW_001		0x00000000
 #define EMAC_MR1_BASE(opb)		(EMAC_MR1_TFS_2K | EMAC_MR1_TR0_MULT)
 #else
 #define EMAC_MR1_RFS_4K			0x00180000
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ struct emac_regs {
 					 (freq) <= 83  ? EMAC_MR1_OBCI_83 : \
 					 (freq) <= 100 ? EMAC_MR1_OBCI_100 : EMAC_MR1_OBCI_100P)
 #define EMAC_MR1_BASE(opb)		(EMAC_MR1_TFS_2K | EMAC_MR1_TR | \
-					 EMAC_MR1_MWSW_001 | EMAC_MR1_OBCI(opb))
+					 EMAC_MR1_OBCI(opb))
 #endif
 
 /* EMACx_TMR0 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac_core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac_core.c
index 1da8a66f91e115cf913f6c0492c3c2187cd6be75..591c5864ffb12b346bf29331ec59748da7dfa69d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_emac/ibm_emac_core.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static int emac_configure(struct ocp_enet_private *dev)
 	/* Mode register */
 	r = EMAC_MR1_BASE(emac_opb_mhz()) | EMAC_MR1_VLE | EMAC_MR1_IST;
 	if (dev->phy.duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
-		r |= EMAC_MR1_FDE;
+		r |= EMAC_MR1_FDE | EMAC_MR1_MWSW_001;
 	dev->stop_timeout = STOP_TIMEOUT_10;
 	switch (dev->phy.speed) {
 	case SPEED_1000: