diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c
index caa4bfc4c1d62effb20b08de3e7d495743d9eb53..9b6138b11776656a91e3fa0c293c5d13177fda7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c
@@ -258,14 +258,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stmmac_set_mac_addr);
 /* Enable disable MAC RX/TX */
 void stmmac_set_mac(void __iomem *ioaddr, bool enable)
 {
-	u32 value = readl(ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
+	u32 old_val, value;
+
+	old_val = readl(ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
+	value = old_val;
 
 	if (enable)
 		value |= MAC_ENABLE_RX | MAC_ENABLE_TX;
 	else
 		value &= ~(MAC_ENABLE_TX | MAC_ENABLE_RX);
 
-	writel(value, ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
+	if (value != old_val)
+		writel(value, ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
 }
 
 void stmmac_get_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 070b5ef165eba4026d25a7d4f2476cbb5a42ed31..592d29abcb1c25fcc329a2aa8a5539b0c87d8b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -986,10 +986,10 @@ static void stmmac_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 			       bool tx_pause, bool rx_pause)
 {
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(to_net_dev(config->dev));
-	u32 ctrl;
+	u32 old_ctrl, ctrl;
 
-	ctrl = readl(priv->ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
-	ctrl &= ~priv->hw->link.speed_mask;
+	old_ctrl = readl(priv->ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
+	ctrl = old_ctrl & ~priv->hw->link.speed_mask;
 
 	if (interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII) {
 		switch (speed) {
@@ -1064,7 +1064,8 @@ static void stmmac_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 	if (tx_pause && rx_pause)
 		stmmac_mac_flow_ctrl(priv, duplex);
 
-	writel(ctrl, priv->ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
+	if (ctrl != old_ctrl)
+		writel(ctrl, priv->ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);
 
 	stmmac_mac_set(priv, priv->ioaddr, true);
 	if (phy && priv->dma_cap.eee) {