diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
index 789dad8a07b5ccfa1f2cd03993ef67eb21a720a3..7761a26ec9c56801d4935c584272479dfe71c05a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 #define	GMAC_PCS_IRQ_DEFAULT	(GMAC_INT_RGSMIIS | GMAC_INT_PCS_LINK |	\
 				 GMAC_INT_PCS_ANE)
 
-#define	GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_MASK	(GMAC_INT_PMT_EN | GMAC_INT_LPI_EN)
+#define	GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_ENABLE	(GMAC_INT_PMT_EN | GMAC_INT_LPI_EN)
 
 enum dwmac4_irq_status {
 	time_stamp_irq = 0x00001000,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index 1e0a7668b7529155c48158668efc11e02f9906ba..6badc63d8e6d35adec64d712b315e32e0c0c5ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ static void dwmac4_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 
 	writel(value, ioaddr + GMAC_CONFIG);
 
-	/* Mask GMAC interrupts */
-	value = GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_MASK;
+	/* Enable GMAC interrupts */
+	value = GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_ENABLE;
 	if (hw->pmt)
 		value |= GMAC_INT_PMT_EN;
 	if (hw->pcs)