diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c
index f0d797ab74d8..44022b1845ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-socfpga.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #define SYSMGR_EMACGRP_CTRL_PHYSEL_MASK 0x00000003
 #define SYSMGR_EMACGRP_CTRL_PTP_REF_CLK_MASK 0x00000010
 
+#define SYSMGR_FPGAGRP_MODULE_REG  0x00000028
+#define SYSMGR_FPGAGRP_MODULE_EMAC 0x00000004
+
 #define EMAC_SPLITTER_CTRL_REG			0x0
 #define EMAC_SPLITTER_CTRL_SPEED_MASK		0x3
 #define EMAC_SPLITTER_CTRL_SPEED_10		0x2
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ static int socfpga_dwmac_setup(struct socfpga_dwmac *dwmac)
 	int phymode = dwmac->interface;
 	u32 reg_offset = dwmac->reg_offset;
 	u32 reg_shift = dwmac->reg_shift;
-	u32 ctrl, val;
+	u32 ctrl, val, module;
 
 	switch (phymode) {
 	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII:
@@ -175,12 +178,19 @@ static int socfpga_dwmac_setup(struct socfpga_dwmac *dwmac)
 	ctrl &= ~(SYSMGR_EMACGRP_CTRL_PHYSEL_MASK << reg_shift);
 	ctrl |= val << reg_shift;
 
-	if (dwmac->f2h_ptp_ref_clk)
+	if (dwmac->f2h_ptp_ref_clk) {
 		ctrl |= SYSMGR_EMACGRP_CTRL_PTP_REF_CLK_MASK << (reg_shift / 2);
-	else
+		regmap_read(sys_mgr_base_addr, SYSMGR_FPGAGRP_MODULE_REG,
+			    &module);
+		module |= (SYSMGR_FPGAGRP_MODULE_EMAC << (reg_shift / 2));
+		regmap_write(sys_mgr_base_addr, SYSMGR_FPGAGRP_MODULE_REG,
+			     module);
+	} else {
 		ctrl &= ~(SYSMGR_EMACGRP_CTRL_PTP_REF_CLK_MASK << (reg_shift / 2));
+	}
 
 	regmap_write(sys_mgr_base_addr, reg_offset, ctrl);
+
 	return 0;
 }