diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 0d0cf9a9f908246d37c96db692d722807917e367..462820514faea05beaa77f5a7e94ede318c294c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,6 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (cpsw_common_res_usage_state(priv) <= 1) {
 		cpts_unregister(priv->cpts);
 		cpsw_intr_disable(priv);
-		cpdma_ctlr_int_ctrl(priv->dma, false);
 		cpdma_ctlr_stop(priv->dma);
 		cpsw_ale_stop(priv->ale);
 	}
@@ -1589,7 +1588,6 @@ static void cpsw_ndo_tx_timeout(struct net_device *ndev)
 	cpsw_err(priv, tx_err, "transmit timeout, restarting dma\n");
 	ndev->stats.tx_errors++;
 	cpsw_intr_disable(priv);
-	cpdma_ctlr_int_ctrl(priv->dma, false);
 	cpdma_chan_stop(priv->txch);
 	cpdma_chan_start(priv->txch);
 	cpsw_intr_enable(priv);
@@ -1628,7 +1626,6 @@ static void cpsw_ndo_poll_controller(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct cpsw_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	cpsw_intr_disable(priv);
-	cpdma_ctlr_int_ctrl(priv->dma, false);
 	cpsw_rx_interrupt(priv->irqs_table[0], priv);
 	cpsw_tx_interrupt(priv->irqs_table[1], priv);
 	cpsw_intr_enable(priv);