diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index c56347536f6b..9d9984a87d42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -1040,6 +1040,8 @@ static irqreturn_t macb_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		/* close possible race with dev_close */
 		if (unlikely(!netif_running(dev))) {
 			queue_writel(queue, IDR, -1);
+			if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
+				queue_writel(queue, ISR, -1);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -1561,6 +1563,8 @@ static void macb_reset_hw(struct macb *bp)
 	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
 		queue_writel(queue, IDR, -1);
 		queue_readl(queue, ISR);
+		if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
+			queue_writel(queue, ISR, -1);
 	}
 }