diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 467d41698fd5..fef4fa120d8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -338,16 +338,13 @@ error:
 static void ravb_emac_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	u32 ecmr;
 
 	/* Receive frame limit set register */
 	ravb_write(ndev, ndev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN, RFLR);
 
 	/* PAUSE prohibition */
-	ecmr =  ravb_read(ndev, ECMR);
-	ecmr &= ECMR_DM;
-	ecmr |= ECMR_ZPF | (priv->duplex ? ECMR_DM : 0) | ECMR_TE | ECMR_RE;
-	ravb_write(ndev, ecmr, ECMR);
+	ravb_write(ndev, ECMR_ZPF | (priv->duplex ? ECMR_DM : 0) |
+		   ECMR_TE | ECMR_RE, ECMR);
 
 	ravb_set_rate(ndev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 6a8fc0f341ff..9c1e290ca4ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1289,7 +1289,6 @@ static int sh_eth_dev_init(struct net_device *ndev, bool start)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	u32 val;
 
 	/* Soft Reset */
 	ret = sh_eth_reset(ndev);
@@ -1342,10 +1341,8 @@ static int sh_eth_dev_init(struct net_device *ndev, bool start)
 	}
 
 	/* PAUSE Prohibition */
-	val = (sh_eth_read(ndev, ECMR) & ECMR_DM) |
-		ECMR_ZPF | (mdp->duplex ? ECMR_DM : 0) | ECMR_TE | ECMR_RE;
-
-	sh_eth_write(ndev, val, ECMR);
+	sh_eth_write(ndev, ECMR_ZPF | (mdp->duplex ? ECMR_DM : 0) |
+		     ECMR_TE | ECMR_RE, ECMR);
 
 	if (mdp->cd->set_rate)
 		mdp->cd->set_rate(ndev);