diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index 27121f9cd59b..a0fdced0e849 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@
  */
 #define FLEXCAN_QUIRK_BROKEN_ERR_STATE	BIT(1) /* [TR]WRN_INT not connected */
 #define FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_RXFG	BIT(2) /* Disable RX FIFO Global mask */
-#define FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_MECR	BIT(3) /* Disble Memory error detection */
+#define FLEXCAN_QUIRK_ENABLE_EACEN_RRS	BIT(3) /* Enable EACEN and RRS bit in ctrl2 */
+#define FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_MECR	BIT(4) /* Disble Memory error detection */
 
 /* Structure of the message buffer */
 struct flexcan_mb {
@@ -276,11 +277,12 @@ static const struct flexcan_devtype_data fsl_p1010_devtype_data = {
 static const struct flexcan_devtype_data fsl_imx28_devtype_data;
 
 static const struct flexcan_devtype_data fsl_imx6q_devtype_data = {
-	.quirks = FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_RXFG,
+	.quirks = FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_RXFG | FLEXCAN_QUIRK_ENABLE_EACEN_RRS,
 };
 
 static const struct flexcan_devtype_data fsl_vf610_devtype_data = {
-	.quirks = FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_RXFG | FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_MECR,
+	.quirks = FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_RXFG | FLEXCAN_QUIRK_ENABLE_EACEN_RRS |
+		FLEXCAN_QUIRK_DISABLE_MECR,
 };
 
 static const struct can_bittiming_const flexcan_bittiming_const = {
@@ -825,6 +827,12 @@ static int flexcan_chip_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	netdev_dbg(dev, "%s: writing ctrl=0x%08x", __func__, reg_ctrl);
 	flexcan_write(reg_ctrl, &regs->ctrl);
 
+	if ((priv->devtype_data->quirks & FLEXCAN_QUIRK_ENABLE_EACEN_RRS)) {
+		reg_ctrl2 = flexcan_read(&regs->ctrl2);
+		reg_ctrl2 |= FLEXCAN_CTRL2_EACEN | FLEXCAN_CTRL2_RRS;
+		flexcan_write(reg_ctrl2, &regs->ctrl2);
+	}
+
 	/* clear and invalidate all mailboxes first */
 	for (i = priv->tx_mb_idx; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs->mb); i++) {
 		flexcan_write(FLEXCAN_MB_CODE_RX_INACTIVE,