diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
index 5b3e4f5..b34a943 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda/xgmac.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static int xgmac_hw_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		ctrl |= XGMAC_CONTROL_IPC;
 	writel(ctrl, ioaddr + XGMAC_CONTROL);
 
-	writel(DMA_CONTROL_DFF | DMA_CONTROL_OSF, ioaddr + XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL);
+	writel(DMA_CONTROL_OSF, ioaddr + XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL);
 
 	/* Set the HW DMA mode and the COE */
 	writel(XGMAC_OMR_TSF | XGMAC_OMR_RFD | XGMAC_OMR_RFA |
@@ -1195,8 +1195,6 @@ static int xgmac_rx(struct xgmac_priv *priv, int limit)
 
 	xgmac_rx_refill(priv);
 
-	writel(1, priv->base + XGMAC_DMA_RX_POLL);
-
 	return count;
 }