diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
index f4694fd576f5..3dec1a264cf6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static inline u32 mtl_chanx_base_addr(const struct dwmac4_addrs *addrs,
 #define MTL_OP_MODE_RFA_SHIFT		8
 
 #define MTL_OP_MODE_EHFC		BIT(7)
+#define MTL_OP_MODE_DIS_TCP_EF		BIT(6)
 
 #define MTL_OP_MODE_RTC_MASK		GENMASK(1, 0)
 #define MTL_OP_MODE_RTC_SHIFT		0
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_dma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_dma.c
index 0cb84a0041a4..d87a8b595e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_dma.c
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ static void dwmac4_dma_rx_chan_op_mode(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 
 	mtl_rx_op = readl(ioaddr + MTL_CHAN_RX_OP_MODE(dwmac4_addrs, channel));
 
+	mtl_rx_op |= MTL_OP_MODE_DIS_TCP_EF;
+
 	if (mode == SF_DMA_MODE) {
 		pr_debug("GMAC: enable RX store and forward mode\n");
 		mtl_rx_op |= MTL_OP_MODE_RSF;