diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
index a45ec97b5b1e..a1e1e12e187a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,8 @@ static int bcm_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	val = enet_readl(priv, ENET_CTL_REG);
 	val |= ENET_CTL_ENABLE_MASK;
 	enet_writel(priv, val, ENET_CTL_REG);
-	enet_dma_writel(priv, ENETDMA_CFG_EN_MASK, ENETDMA_CFG_REG);
+	if (priv->dma_has_sram)
+		enet_dma_writel(priv, ENETDMA_CFG_EN_MASK, ENETDMA_CFG_REG);
 	enet_dmac_writel(priv, priv->dma_chan_en_mask,
 			 ENETDMAC_CHANCFG, priv->rx_chan);