diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index d214ec09d40185429591b60893e2409f92936cd3..800c196510eb2fc887b0e64a0be03c7061220dfd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1434,6 +1434,10 @@ static int sh_eth_dev_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	sh_eth_write(ndev, mdp->cd->trscer_err_mask, TRSCER);
 
+	/* DMA transfer burst mode */
+	if (mdp->cd->nbst)
+		sh_eth_modify(ndev, EDMR, EDMR_NBST, EDMR_NBST);
+
 	if (mdp->cd->bculr)
 		sh_eth_write(ndev, 0x800, BCULR);	/* Burst sycle set */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
index a5b792ce2ae7d046e78ec4c7bfa886a805bc00e8..7d5aaba1384a7cf7d5c6b7a32eaa72786c257b00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ enum GECMR_BIT {
 
 /* EDMR */
 enum DMAC_M_BIT {
+	EDMR_NBST = 0x80,
 	EDMR_EL = 0x40, /* Litte endian */
 	EDMR_DL1 = 0x20, EDMR_DL0 = 0x10,
 	EDMR_SRST_GETHER = 0x03,
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ struct sh_eth_cpu_data {
 	unsigned bculr:1;	/* EtherC have BCULR */
 	unsigned tsu:1;		/* EtherC have TSU */
 	unsigned hw_swap:1;	/* E-DMAC have DE bit in EDMR */
+	unsigned nbst:1;	/* E-DMAC has NBST bit in EDMR */
 	unsigned rpadir:1;	/* E-DMAC have RPADIR */
 	unsigned no_trimd:1;	/* E-DMAC DO NOT have TRIMD */
 	unsigned no_ade:1;	/* E-DMAC DO NOT have ADE bit in EESR */