diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
index 540d21786a43..ef10baf14186 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ static void dwmac1000_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 	/* Mask GMAC interrupts */
 	value = GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_MASK;
 
-	if (hw->pmt)
-		value &= ~GMAC_INT_DISABLE_PMT;
 	if (hw->pcs)
 		value &= ~GMAC_INT_DISABLE_PCS;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
index 789dad8a07b5..7761a26ec9c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 #define	GMAC_PCS_IRQ_DEFAULT	(GMAC_INT_RGSMIIS | GMAC_INT_PCS_LINK |	\
 				 GMAC_INT_PCS_ANE)
 
-#define	GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_MASK	(GMAC_INT_PMT_EN | GMAC_INT_LPI_EN)
+#define	GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_ENABLE	(GMAC_INT_PMT_EN | GMAC_INT_LPI_EN)
 
 enum dwmac4_irq_status {
 	time_stamp_irq = 0x00001000,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index ed222b20fcf1..63795ecafc8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@ static void dwmac4_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 
 	writel(value, ioaddr + GMAC_CONFIG);
 
-	/* Mask GMAC interrupts */
-	value = GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_MASK;
-	if (hw->pmt)
-		value |= GMAC_INT_PMT_EN;
+	/* Enable GMAC interrupts */
+	value = GMAC_INT_DEFAULT_ENABLE;
+
 	if (hw->pcs)
 		value |= GMAC_PCS_IRQ_DEFAULT;
 
@@ -572,10 +571,12 @@ static int dwmac4_irq_status(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 			     struct stmmac_extra_stats *x)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;
-	u32 intr_status;
+	u32 intr_status = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_INT_STATUS);
+	u32 intr_enable = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_INT_EN);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	intr_status = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_INT_STATUS);
+	/* Discard disabled bits */
+	intr_status &= intr_enable;
 
 	/* Not used events (e.g. MMC interrupts) are not handled. */
 	if ((intr_status & mmc_tx_irq))