diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index b8b37afc5dc3424c23577d0ccb51189a05e3f658..8f4b2f9a8e07948bb1b95b8d2fdb10433244c8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -1001,11 +1001,15 @@ static int gem_rx(struct macb_queue *queue, int budget)
 
 		rxused = (desc->addr & MACB_BIT(RX_USED)) ? true : false;
 		addr = macb_get_addr(bp, desc);
-		ctrl = desc->ctrl;
 
 		if (!rxused)
 			break;
 
+		/* Ensure ctrl is at least as up-to-date as rxused */
+		dma_rmb();
+
+		ctrl = desc->ctrl;
+
 		queue->rx_tail++;
 		count++;
 
@@ -1180,11 +1184,14 @@ static int macb_rx(struct macb_queue *queue, int budget)
 		/* Make hw descriptor updates visible to CPU */
 		rmb();
 
-		ctrl = desc->ctrl;
-
 		if (!(desc->addr & MACB_BIT(RX_USED)))
 			break;
 
+		/* Ensure ctrl is at least as up-to-date as addr */
+		dma_rmb();
+
+		ctrl = desc->ctrl;
+
 		if (ctrl & MACB_BIT(RX_SOF)) {
 			if (first_frag != -1)
 				discard_partial_frame(queue, first_frag, tail);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
index cd5296b842290302a5904b4c590e51fdea741bbd..a6dc47edc4cf6431066850770928640670e20bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ int gem_ptp_txstamp(struct macb_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	desc_ptp = macb_ptp_desc(queue->bp, desc);
 	tx_timestamp = &queue->tx_timestamps[head];
 	tx_timestamp->skb = skb;
+	/* ensure ts_1/ts_2 is loaded after ctrl (TX_USED check) */
+	dma_rmb();
 	tx_timestamp->desc_ptp.ts_1 = desc_ptp->ts_1;
 	tx_timestamp->desc_ptp.ts_2 = desc_ptp->ts_2;
 	/* move head */