diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 55274398b957ffa572057f8750c0ae89ff53aeb5..5700d0b7003974924d917dee29e9387dfe31f918 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ static struct sh_eth_cpu_data r8a7740_data = {
 	.hw_checksum	= 1,
 	.tsu		= 1,
 	.select_mii	= 1,
+	.magic		= 1,
 };
 
 /* There is CPU dependent code */