diff --git a/drivers/net/korina.c b/drivers/net/korina.c
index 1d6e48e13366732abf0ab8560600c476cdbf3253..67fbdf40aceb44ddd5898f609ace32c5ac15c5f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/korina.c
+++ b/drivers/net/korina.c
@@ -769,11 +769,12 @@ static void korina_alloc_ring(struct net_device *dev)
 		lp->rd_ring[i].link = CPHYSADDR(&lp->rd_ring[i+1]);
 	}
 
-	/* loop back */
-	lp->rd_ring[i].link = CPHYSADDR(&lp->rd_ring[0]);
-	lp->rx_next_done  = 0;
+	/* loop back receive descriptors, so the last
+	 * descriptor points to the first one */
+	lp->rd_ring[i - 1].link = CPHYSADDR(&lp->rd_ring[0]);
+	lp->rd_ring[i - 1].control |= DMA_DESC_COD;
 
-	lp->rd_ring[i].control |= DMA_DESC_COD;
+	lp->rx_next_done  = 0;
 	lp->rx_chain_head = 0;
 	lp->rx_chain_tail = 0;
 	lp->rx_chain_status = desc_empty;