diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
index 5766225a4ce117957cdd77fe2a9d4ad4abc8f150..c245629a38c7675ae273139abb968beb786fbc90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpsw_ale_start);
 void cpsw_ale_stop(struct cpsw_ale *ale)
 {
 	del_timer_sync(&ale->timer);
+	cpsw_ale_control_set(ale, 0, ALE_CLEAR, 1);
 	cpsw_ale_control_set(ale, 0, ALE_ENABLE, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpsw_ale_stop);
@@ -877,6 +878,7 @@ struct cpsw_ale *cpsw_ale_create(struct cpsw_ale_params *params)
 					ALE_UNKNOWNVLAN_FORCE_UNTAG_EGRESS;
 	}
 
+	cpsw_ale_control_set(ale, 0, ALE_CLEAR, 1);
 	return ale;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpsw_ale_create);