diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index dbf7070fcdba..a3f0f27fc79a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@
 #define MACB_CAPS_GEM_HAS_PTP			0x00000040
 #define MACB_CAPS_BD_RD_PREFETCH		0x00000080
 #define MACB_CAPS_NEEDS_RSTONUBR		0x00000100
+#define MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC			0x08000000
 #define MACB_CAPS_FIFO_MODE			0x10000000
 #define MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE	0x20000000
 #define MACB_CAPS_SG_DISABLED			0x40000000
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index def94e91883a..2c28da1737fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -572,8 +572,21 @@ static void macb_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
 	old_ctrl = ctrl = macb_or_gem_readl(bp, NCFGR);
 
 	/* Clear all the bits we might set later */
-	ctrl &= ~(GEM_BIT(GBE) | MACB_BIT(SPD) | MACB_BIT(FD) | MACB_BIT(PAE) |
-		  GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL));
+	ctrl &= ~(MACB_BIT(SPD) | MACB_BIT(FD) | MACB_BIT(PAE));
+
+	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC) {
+		if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII)
+			ctrl |= MACB_BIT(RM9200_RMII);
+	} else {
+		ctrl &= ~(GEM_BIT(GBE) | GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL));
+
+		/* We do not support MLO_PAUSE_RX yet */
+		if (state->pause & MLO_PAUSE_TX)
+			ctrl |= MACB_BIT(PAE);
+
+		if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
+			ctrl |= GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL);
+	}
 
 	if (state->speed == SPEED_1000)
 		ctrl |= GEM_BIT(GBE);
@@ -583,13 +596,6 @@ static void macb_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
 	if (state->duplex)
 		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(FD);
 
-	/* We do not support MLO_PAUSE_RX yet */
-	if (state->pause & MLO_PAUSE_TX)
-		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(PAE);
-
-	if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
-		ctrl |= GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL);
-
 	/* Apply the new configuration, if any */
 	if (old_ctrl ^ ctrl)
 		macb_or_gem_writel(bp, NCFGR, ctrl);
@@ -608,9 +614,10 @@ static void macb_mac_link_down(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
 	unsigned int q;
 	u32 ctrl;
 
-	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
-		queue_writel(queue, IDR,
-			     bp->rx_intr_mask | MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(HRESP));
+	if (!(bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC))
+		for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
+			queue_writel(queue, IDR,
+				     bp->rx_intr_mask | MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(HRESP));
 
 	/* Disable Rx and Tx */
 	ctrl = macb_readl(bp, NCR) & ~(MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
@@ -627,17 +634,19 @@ static void macb_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
 	struct macb_queue *queue;
 	unsigned int q;
 
-	macb_set_tx_clk(bp->tx_clk, bp->speed, ndev);
+	if (!(bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC)) {
+		macb_set_tx_clk(bp->tx_clk, bp->speed, ndev);
 
-	/* Initialize rings & buffers as clearing MACB_BIT(TE) in link down
-	 * cleared the pipeline and control registers.
-	 */
-	bp->macbgem_ops.mog_init_rings(bp);
-	macb_init_buffers(bp);
+		/* Initialize rings & buffers as clearing MACB_BIT(TE) in link down
+		 * cleared the pipeline and control registers.
+		 */
+		bp->macbgem_ops.mog_init_rings(bp);
+		macb_init_buffers(bp);
 
-	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
-		queue_writel(queue, IER,
-			     bp->rx_intr_mask | MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(HRESP));
+		for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
+			queue_writel(queue, IER,
+				     bp->rx_intr_mask | MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(HRESP));
+	}
 
 	/* Enable Rx and Tx */
 	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
@@ -4041,7 +4050,6 @@ static int at91ether_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
-	u32 reg;
 
 	bp->queues[0].bp = bp;
 
@@ -4055,11 +4063,7 @@ static int at91ether_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	macb_writel(bp, NCR, 0);
 
-	reg = MACB_BF(CLK, MACB_CLK_DIV32) | MACB_BIT(BIG);
-	if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII)
-		reg |= MACB_BIT(RM9200_RMII);
-
-	macb_writel(bp, NCFGR, reg);
+	macb_writel(bp, NCFGR, MACB_BF(CLK, MACB_CLK_DIV32) | MACB_BIT(BIG));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4218,7 +4222,7 @@ static const struct macb_config sama5d4_config = {
 };
 
 static const struct macb_config emac_config = {
-	.caps = MACB_CAPS_NEEDS_RSTONUBR,
+	.caps = MACB_CAPS_NEEDS_RSTONUBR | MACB_CAPS_MACB_IS_EMAC,
 	.clk_init = at91ether_clk_init,
 	.init = at91ether_init,
 };