diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_main.c
index 20345f6bf894..f1b121ee5525 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_main.c
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ static void arc_emac_tx_clean(struct net_device *ndev)
 			stats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
 		}
 
-		dma_unmap_single(&ndev->dev, dma_unmap_addr(&tx_buff, addr),
-				 dma_unmap_len(&tx_buff, len), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+		dma_unmap_single(&ndev->dev, dma_unmap_addr(tx_buff, addr),
+				 dma_unmap_len(tx_buff, len), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 		/* return the sk_buff to system */
 		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ static int arc_emac_rx(struct net_device *ndev, int budget)
 		struct net_device_stats *stats = &priv->stats;
 		struct buffer_state *rx_buff = &priv->rx_buff[*last_rx_bd];
 		struct arc_emac_bd *rxbd = &priv->rxbd[*last_rx_bd];
-		unsigned int buflen = EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE;
 		unsigned int pktlen, info = le32_to_cpu(rxbd->info);
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		dma_addr_t addr;
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ static int arc_emac_rx(struct net_device *ndev, int budget)
 				netdev_err(ndev, "incomplete packet received\n");
 
 			/* Return ownership to EMAC */
-			rxbd->info = cpu_to_le32(FOR_EMAC | buflen);
+			rxbd->info = cpu_to_le32(FOR_EMAC | EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
 			stats->rx_errors++;
 			stats->rx_length_errors++;
 			continue;
@@ -240,11 +239,12 @@ static int arc_emac_rx(struct net_device *ndev, int budget)
 		skb->dev = ndev;
 		skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ndev);
 
-		dma_unmap_single(&ndev->dev, dma_unmap_addr(&rx_buff, addr),
-				 dma_unmap_len(&rx_buff, len), DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+		dma_unmap_single(&ndev->dev, dma_unmap_addr(rx_buff, addr),
+				 dma_unmap_len(rx_buff, len), DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 		/* Prepare the BD for next cycle */
-		rx_buff->skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev, buflen);
+		rx_buff->skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev,
+							 EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
 		if (unlikely(!rx_buff->skb)) {
 			stats->rx_errors++;
 			/* Because receive_skb is below, increment rx_dropped */
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int arc_emac_rx(struct net_device *ndev, int budget)
 		netif_receive_skb(skb);
 
 		addr = dma_map_single(&ndev->dev, (void *)rx_buff->skb->data,
-				      buflen, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+				      EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 		if (dma_mapping_error(&ndev->dev, addr)) {
 			if (net_ratelimit())
 				netdev_err(ndev, "cannot dma map\n");
@@ -264,16 +264,16 @@ static int arc_emac_rx(struct net_device *ndev, int budget)
 			stats->rx_errors++;
 			continue;
 		}
-		dma_unmap_addr_set(&rx_buff, mapping, addr);
-		dma_unmap_len_set(&rx_buff, len, buflen);
+		dma_unmap_addr_set(rx_buff, addr, addr);
+		dma_unmap_len_set(rx_buff, len, EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
-		rxbd->data = cpu_to_le32(rx_buff->skb->data);
+		rxbd->data = cpu_to_le32(addr);
 
 		/* Make sure pointer to data buffer is set */
 		wmb();
 
 		/* Return ownership to EMAC */
-		rxbd->info = cpu_to_le32(FOR_EMAC | buflen);
+		rxbd->info = cpu_to_le32(FOR_EMAC | EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	}
 
 	return work_done;
@@ -376,8 +376,6 @@ static int arc_emac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct arc_emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct phy_device *phy_dev = priv->phy_dev;
-	struct arc_emac_bd *bd;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int i;
 
 	phy_dev->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
@@ -395,25 +393,40 @@ static int arc_emac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	priv->last_rx_bd = 0;
+
 	/* Allocate and set buffers for Rx BD's */
-	bd = priv->rxbd;
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_BD_NUM; i++) {
-		skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev, EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
-		if (unlikely(!skb))
+		dma_addr_t addr;
+		unsigned int *last_rx_bd = &priv->last_rx_bd;
+		struct arc_emac_bd *rxbd = &priv->rxbd[*last_rx_bd];
+		struct buffer_state *rx_buff = &priv->rx_buff[*last_rx_bd];
+
+		rx_buff->skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev,
+							 EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
+		if (unlikely(!rx_buff->skb))
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		priv->rx_buff[i].skb = skb;
-		bd->data = cpu_to_le32(skb->data);
+		addr = dma_map_single(&ndev->dev, (void *)rx_buff->skb->data,
+				      EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+		if (dma_mapping_error(&ndev->dev, addr)) {
+			netdev_err(ndev, "cannot dma map\n");
+			dev_kfree_skb(rx_buff->skb);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		dma_unmap_addr_set(rx_buff, addr, addr);
+		dma_unmap_len_set(rx_buff, len, EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
+
+		rxbd->data = cpu_to_le32(addr);
 
 		/* Make sure pointer to data buffer is set */
 		wmb();
 
-		/* Set ownership to EMAC */
-		bd->info = cpu_to_le32(FOR_EMAC | EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
-		bd++;
-	}
+		/* Return ownership to EMAC */
+		rxbd->info = cpu_to_le32(FOR_EMAC | EMAC_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
-	priv->last_rx_bd = 0;
+		*last_rx_bd = (*last_rx_bd + 1) % RX_BD_NUM;
+	}
 
 	/* Clean Tx BD's */
 	memset(priv->txbd, 0, TX_RING_SZ);
@@ -543,11 +556,11 @@ static int arc_emac_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
-	dma_unmap_addr_set(&priv->tx_buff[*txbd_curr], mapping, addr);
+	dma_unmap_addr_set(&priv->tx_buff[*txbd_curr], addr, addr);
 	dma_unmap_len_set(&priv->tx_buff[*txbd_curr], len, len);
 
 	priv->tx_buff[*txbd_curr].skb = skb;
-	priv->txbd[*txbd_curr].data = cpu_to_le32(skb->data);
+	priv->txbd[*txbd_curr].data = cpu_to_le32(addr);
 
 	/* Make sure pointer to data buffer is set */
 	wmb();