diff --git a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 55b9acae82a188807b6b62cf78263977a768aac5..0d776bc23143536a5b2c2082e3cefe68cdc2404a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct stmmac_priv {
 #ifdef STMMAC_VLAN_TAG_USED
 	struct vlan_group *vlgrp;
 #endif
+	int enh_desc;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM_DRIVERS
diff --git a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index dfeea96f681a836577a3eaebfda5145f1b399504..7ac6ddea989e183da6bb77bff7f345cf8f65570a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1581,13 +1581,16 @@ static int stmmac_mac_device_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	struct mac_device_info *device;
 
-	if (priv->is_gmac) {
+	if (priv->is_gmac)
 		device = dwmac1000_setup(ioaddr);
-		device->desc = &enh_desc_ops;
-	} else {
+	else
 		device = dwmac100_setup(ioaddr);
+
+	if (priv->enh_desc) {
+		device->desc = &enh_desc_ops;
+		pr_info("\tEnhanced descriptor structure\n");
+	} else
 		device->desc = &ndesc_ops;
-	}
 
 	if (!device)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1729,6 +1732,7 @@ static int stmmac_dvr_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->bus_id = plat_dat->bus_id;
 	priv->pbl = plat_dat->pbl;	/* TLI */
 	priv->is_gmac = plat_dat->has_gmac;	/* GMAC is on board */
+	priv->enh_desc = plat_dat->enh_desc;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);