diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-starfive.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-starfive.c
index b1717a6f97f1..b1ea248e3311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-starfive.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-starfive.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int starfive_dwmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	plat_dat->flags |= STMMAC_FLAG_EN_TX_LPI_CLK_PHY_CAP;
+	plat_dat->flags |= (STMMAC_FLAG_EN_TX_LPI_CLK_PHY_CAP | STMMAC_FLAG_SPH_DISABLE);
 	plat_dat->dma_cfg->dche = true;
 
 	return stmmac_dvr_probe(&pdev->dev, plat_dat, &stmmac_res);