diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 2ca2b61b451f134bd8470a68d3b4989e01fc66bf..23e1a94b9ce4583c735f78c4d48a5aec98d904de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,8 @@ fec_restart(struct net_device *ndev)
 		writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_IMASK);
 
 	/* Init the interrupt coalescing */
-	fec_enet_itr_coal_set(ndev);
+	if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_COALESCE)
+		fec_enet_itr_coal_set(ndev);
 }
 
 static int fec_enet_ipc_handle_init(struct fec_enet_private *fep)