diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index 32217de5e073..35b7129d7c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@
 #define MACB_CAPS_NO_LSO			BIT(24)
 #define MACB_CAPS_EEE				BIT(25)
 #define MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_MII			BIT(26)
+#define MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_REFCLK_SOURCE	BIT(27)
 
 /* LSO settings */
 #define MACB_LSO_UFO_ENABLE			0x01
@@ -1226,6 +1227,7 @@ struct macb_usrio_config {
 	u32 rmii;
 	u32 rgmii;
 	u32 refclk;
+	u32 clken;
 	u32 hdfctlen;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index a96d2cf5355d..545d9222ea1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -4615,7 +4615,7 @@ static void macb_configure_caps(struct macb *bp,
 	}
 
 	if (refclk_ext)
-		bp->caps |= MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_CLKEN;
+		bp->caps |= MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_REFCLK_SOURCE;
 
 	dev_dbg(&bp->pdev->dev, "Cadence caps 0x%08x\n", bp->caps);
 }
@@ -4895,6 +4895,9 @@ static int macb_init_dflt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 
 		if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_CLKEN)
+			val |= bp->usrio->clken;
+
+		if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_REFCLK_SOURCE)
 			val |= bp->usrio->refclk;
 
 		macb_or_gem_writel(bp, USRIO, val);
@@ -5497,7 +5500,7 @@ static const struct macb_usrio_config at91_default_usrio = {
 	.mii = MACB_BIT(MII),
 	.rmii = MACB_BIT(RMII),
 	.rgmii = GEM_BIT(RGMII),
-	.refclk = MACB_BIT(CLKEN),
+	.clken = MACB_BIT(CLKEN),
 };
 
 static const struct macb_usrio_config sama7g5_usrio = {
@@ -5615,6 +5618,7 @@ static const struct macb_config mpfs_config = {
 static const struct macb_config sama7g5_gem_config = {
 	.caps = MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE | MACB_CAPS_CLK_HW_CHG |
 		MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII |
+		MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_REFCLK_SOURCE |
 		MACB_CAPS_MIIONRGMII | MACB_CAPS_GEM_HAS_PTP |
 		MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_MII,
 	.dma_burst_length = 16,
@@ -5623,7 +5627,8 @@ static const struct macb_config sama7g5_gem_config = {
 
 static const struct macb_config sama7g5_emac_config = {
 	.caps = MACB_CAPS_USRIO_DEFAULT_IS_MII_GMII |
-		MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_CLKEN | MACB_CAPS_MIIONRGMII |
+		MACB_CAPS_MIIONRGMII |
+		MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_REFCLK_SOURCE |
 		MACB_CAPS_GEM_HAS_PTP |
 		MACB_CAPS_USRIO_HAS_MII,
 	.dma_burst_length = 16,