diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 5933a5042bc8..3dcae4d5f74c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -5526,7 +5526,7 @@ static const struct macb_config versal_config = {
 static const struct macb_config eyeq5_config = {
 	.caps = MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE | MACB_CAPS_JUMBO |
 		MACB_CAPS_GEM_HAS_PTP | MACB_CAPS_QUEUE_DISABLE |
-		MACB_CAPS_NO_LSO,
+		MACB_CAPS_NO_LSO | MACB_CAPS_EEE,
 	.dma_burst_length = 16,
 	.clk_init = macb_clk_init,
 	.init = eyeq5_init,