diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index bf5b7e1d945083dbc51c72ae3324e92da7ea9245..556951e66978526da2647e6c9fbfd068ee090b72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -1906,6 +1906,14 @@ static int mtk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int mtk_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mtk_eth *eth = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	int i;
+
+	/* stop all devices to make sure that dma is properly shut down */
+	for (i = 0; i < MTK_MAC_COUNT; i++) {
+		if (!eth->netdev[i])
+			continue;
+		mtk_stop(eth->netdev[i]);
+	}
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(eth->clks[MTK_CLK_ETHIF]);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(eth->clks[MTK_CLK_ESW]);