diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 02339b3352e7d4340db9106c86b59b61404bf6ea..a1c90707a2dd1f3c0000e82299f81cfe2744daa1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -3988,6 +3988,7 @@ static void rtl8169_hw_reset(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 		while (RTL_R8(TxPoll) & NPQ)
 			udelay(20);
 	} else if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34) {
+		RTL_W8(ChipCmd, RTL_R8(ChipCmd) | StopReq);
 		while (!(RTL_R32(TxConfig) & TXCFG_EMPTY))
 			udelay(100);
 	} else {