diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_lib.c
index df41eac54058..03ceb6a94073 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_lib.c
@@ -240,13 +240,15 @@ void stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, const u8 addr[6],
 void stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac(void __iomem *ioaddr, bool enable)
 {
 	u32 value = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_CONFIG);
+	u32 old_val = value;
 
 	if (enable)
 		value |= GMAC_CONFIG_RE | GMAC_CONFIG_TE;
 	else
 		value &= ~(GMAC_CONFIG_TE | GMAC_CONFIG_RE);
 
-	writel(value, ioaddr + GMAC_CONFIG);
+	if (value != old_val)
+		writel(value, ioaddr + GMAC_CONFIG);
 }
 
 void stmmac_dwmac4_get_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,