diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
index 63754a9c4ba72447cbcef5e79961381eca6a2be6..0b0be0898ac573390d9661a5d8bc1b14a6c85f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static int intel_mgbe_common_data(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	plat->has_gmac4 = 1;
 	plat->force_sf_dma_mode = 0;
 	plat->tso_en = 1;
+	plat->sph_disable = 1;
 
 	/* Multiplying factor to the clk_eee_i clock time
 	 * period to make it closer to 100 ns. This value
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 4a4b3651ab3e2aa12539dde380ca06f9a2868b83..2525a80353b70a68dda4a0c1f846d2378c5f92b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -7021,7 +7021,7 @@ int stmmac_dvr_probe(struct device *device,
 		dev_info(priv->device, "TSO feature enabled\n");
 	}
 
-	if (priv->dma_cap.sphen) {
+	if (priv->dma_cap.sphen && !priv->plat->sph_disable) {
 		ndev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_GRO;
 		priv->sph_cap = true;
 		priv->sph = priv->sph_cap;
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index 24eea1b05ca2745fc35af41f6d337fdbf1053cde..29917850f07946b57dfdbd8c5063220c547d5d5d 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -270,5 +270,6 @@ struct plat_stmmacenet_data {
 	int msi_rx_base_vec;
 	int msi_tx_base_vec;
 	bool use_phy_wol;
+	bool sph_disable;
 };
 #endif