diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 3f07dbd01980..e28b3e6b12d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -1821,20 +1821,9 @@ void gfar_configure_coalescing(struct gfar_private *priv,
 {
 	struct gfar __iomem *regs = priv->gfargrp[0].regs;
 	u32 __iomem *baddr;
-	int i = 0;
-
-	/* Backward compatible case ---- even if we enable
-	 * multiple queues, there's only single reg to program
-	 */
-	gfar_write(&regs->txic, 0);
-	if (likely(priv->tx_queue[0]->txcoalescing))
-		gfar_write(&regs->txic, priv->tx_queue[0]->txic);
-
-	gfar_write(&regs->rxic, 0);
-	if (unlikely(priv->rx_queue[0]->rxcoalescing))
-		gfar_write(&regs->rxic, priv->rx_queue[0]->rxic);
 
 	if (priv->mode == MQ_MG_MODE) {
+		int i = 0;
 		baddr = &regs->txic0;
 		for_each_set_bit(i, &tx_mask, priv->num_tx_queues) {
 			gfar_write(baddr + i, 0);
@@ -1848,6 +1837,17 @@ void gfar_configure_coalescing(struct gfar_private *priv,
 			if (likely(priv->rx_queue[i]->rxcoalescing))
 				gfar_write(baddr + i, priv->rx_queue[i]->rxic);
 		}
+	} else {
+		/* Backward compatible case ---- even if we enable
+		 * multiple queues, there's only single reg to program
+		 */
+		gfar_write(&regs->txic, 0);
+		if (likely(priv->tx_queue[0]->txcoalescing))
+			gfar_write(&regs->txic, priv->tx_queue[0]->txic);
+
+		gfar_write(&regs->rxic, 0);
+		if (unlikely(priv->rx_queue[0]->rxcoalescing))
+			gfar_write(&regs->rxic, priv->rx_queue[0]->rxic);
 	}
 }