diff --git a/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.c b/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.c
index 20d1991b9094..263d1a9f0880 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.c
@@ -211,18 +211,23 @@ static netdev_tx_t mscan_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	rtr = frame->can_id & CAN_RTR_FLAG;
 
+	/* RTR is always the lowest bit of interest, then IDs follow */
 	if (frame->can_id & CAN_EFF_FLAG) {
-		can_id = (frame->can_id & CAN_EFF_MASK) << 1;
+		can_id = (frame->can_id & CAN_EFF_MASK)
+			 << (MSCAN_EFF_RTR_SHIFT + 1);
 		if (rtr)
-			can_id |= 1;
+			can_id |= 1 << MSCAN_EFF_RTR_SHIFT;
 		out_be16(&regs->tx.idr3_2, can_id);
 
 		can_id >>= 16;
-		can_id = (can_id & 0x7) | ((can_id << 2) & 0xffe0) | (3 << 3);
+		/* EFF_FLAGS are inbetween the IDs :( */
+		can_id = (can_id & 0x7) | ((can_id << 2) & 0xffe0)
+			 | MSCAN_EFF_FLAGS;
 	} else {
-		can_id = (frame->can_id & CAN_SFF_MASK) << 5;
+		can_id = (frame->can_id & CAN_SFF_MASK)
+			 << (MSCAN_SFF_RTR_SHIFT + 1);
 		if (rtr)
-			can_id |= 1 << 4;
+			can_id |= 1 << MSCAN_SFF_RTR_SHIFT;
 	}
 	out_be16(&regs->tx.idr1_0, can_id);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.h b/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.h
index 20180007fe3d..00fc4aaf1ed8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/can/mscan/mscan.h
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@
 /* MSCAN Miscellaneous Register (CANMISC) bits */
 #define MSCAN_BOHOLD		0x01
 
+/* MSCAN Identifier Register (IDR) bits */
+#define MSCAN_SFF_RTR_SHIFT	4
+#define MSCAN_EFF_RTR_SHIFT	0
+#define MSCAN_EFF_FLAGS		0x18	/* IDE + SRR */
+
 #ifdef MSCAN_FOR_MPC5200
 #define _MSCAN_RESERVED_(n, num) u8 _res##n[num]
 #define _MSCAN_RESERVED_DSR_SIZE	2