diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index f39c8cb35839c173314a02d068cf59851e2a3eff..14d4729e75198f67d72d1f4270412a7fc51abbbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -1760,9 +1760,15 @@ static void ixgbevf_configure_rx_ring(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFRDLEN(reg_idx),
 			ring->count * sizeof(union ixgbe_adv_rx_desc));
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPARC
 	/* enable relaxed ordering */
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFDCA_RXCTRL(reg_idx),
 			IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_RRO_EN);
+#else
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFDCA_RXCTRL(reg_idx),
+			IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_RRO_EN |
+			IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DATA_WRO_EN);
+#endif
 
 	/* reset head and tail pointers */
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFRDH(reg_idx), 0);