diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 385a4ab9ec9949ec30f5415df40a32152ff870d8..1923ba76a1ecb6f0547c76a28efaa26d6a27adcc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -2180,6 +2180,31 @@ static int mtk_start_dma(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void mtk_gdm_config(struct mtk_eth *eth, u32 config)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps, MTK_SOC_MT7628))
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MTK_MAC_COUNT; i++) {
+		u32 val = mtk_r32(eth, MTK_GDMA_FWD_CFG(i));
+
+		/* default setup the forward port to send frame to PDMA */
+		val &= ~0xffff;
+
+		/* Enable RX checksum */
+		val |= MTK_GDMA_ICS_EN | MTK_GDMA_TCS_EN | MTK_GDMA_UCS_EN;
+
+		val |= config;
+
+		mtk_w32(eth, val, MTK_GDMA_FWD_CFG(i));
+	}
+	/* Reset and enable PSE */
+	mtk_w32(eth, RST_GL_PSE, MTK_RST_GL);
+	mtk_w32(eth, 0, MTK_RST_GL);
+}
+
 static int mtk_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mtk_mac *mac = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -2200,6 +2225,8 @@ static int mtk_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
+		mtk_gdm_config(eth, MTK_GDMA_TO_PDMA);
+
 		napi_enable(&eth->tx_napi);
 		napi_enable(&eth->rx_napi);
 		mtk_tx_irq_enable(eth, MTK_TX_DONE_INT);
@@ -2252,6 +2279,8 @@ static int mtk_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&eth->dma_refcnt))
 		return 0;
 
+	mtk_gdm_config(eth, MTK_GDMA_DROP_ALL);
+
 	mtk_tx_irq_disable(eth, MTK_TX_DONE_INT);
 	mtk_rx_irq_disable(eth, MTK_RX_DONE_INT);
 	napi_disable(&eth->tx_napi);
@@ -2375,8 +2404,6 @@ static int mtk_hw_init(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 	mtk_w32(eth, 0, MTK_QDMA_DELAY_INT);
 	mtk_tx_irq_disable(eth, ~0);
 	mtk_rx_irq_disable(eth, ~0);
-	mtk_w32(eth, RST_GL_PSE, MTK_RST_GL);
-	mtk_w32(eth, 0, MTK_RST_GL);
 
 	/* FE int grouping */
 	mtk_w32(eth, MTK_TX_DONE_INT, MTK_PDMA_INT_GRP1);
@@ -2385,19 +2412,6 @@ static int mtk_hw_init(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 	mtk_w32(eth, MTK_RX_DONE_INT, MTK_QDMA_INT_GRP2);
 	mtk_w32(eth, 0x21021000, MTK_FE_INT_GRP);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MTK_MAC_COUNT; i++) {
-		u32 val = mtk_r32(eth, MTK_GDMA_FWD_CFG(i));
-
-		/* setup the forward port to send frame to PDMA */
-		val &= ~0xffff;
-
-		/* Enable RX checksum */
-		val |= MTK_GDMA_ICS_EN | MTK_GDMA_TCS_EN | MTK_GDMA_UCS_EN;
-
-		/* setup the mac dma */
-		mtk_w32(eth, val, MTK_GDMA_FWD_CFG(i));
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_disable_pm:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h
index 76bd12cb8150c76b5833c173b89164fdfbf90463..85830fe14a1b474613b6b2306b0cf28e49c59a97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
 #define MTK_GDMA_ICS_EN		BIT(22)
 #define MTK_GDMA_TCS_EN		BIT(21)
 #define MTK_GDMA_UCS_EN		BIT(20)
+#define MTK_GDMA_TO_PDMA	0x0
+#define MTK_GDMA_DROP_ALL       0x7777
 
 /* Unicast Filter MAC Address Register - Low */
 #define MTK_GDMA_MAC_ADRL(x)	(0x508 + (x * 0x1000))