diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index c9b6574cdd72983c53440b9ba9528151003625f4..a93275fd260facded04ffbd229d8733f0ee8e413 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -197,14 +197,33 @@ out:
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  *
  *  Starts the hardware using the generic start_hw function.
- *  Then set pcie completion timeout
+ *  Disables relaxed ordering Then set pcie completion timeout
+ *
  **/
 static s32 ixgbe_start_hw_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
+	u32 regval;
+	u32 i;
 	s32 ret_val = 0;
 
 	ret_val = ixgbe_start_hw_generic(hw);
 
+	/* Disable relaxed ordering */
+	for (i = 0; ((i < hw->mac.max_tx_queues) &&
+	     (i < IXGBE_DCA_MAX_QUEUES_82598)); i++) {
+		regval = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL(i));
+		regval &= ~IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_TX_WB_RO_EN;
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL(i), regval);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; ((i < hw->mac.max_rx_queues) &&
+	     (i < IXGBE_DCA_MAX_QUEUES_82598)); i++) {
+		regval = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL(i));
+		regval &= ~(IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_WRO_EN |
+			    IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_HSRO_EN);
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL(i), regval);
+	}
+
 	/* set the completion timeout for interface */
 	if (ret_val == 0)
 		ixgbe_set_pcie_completion_timeout(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index c66fd957578cc93e64bf1419d40d4595db881a68..1b8b3cd1664f5c1ee435e4a87e9ede1ce42788df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_start_hw_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 s32 ixgbe_start_hw_gen2(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
 	u32 i;
+	u32 regval;
 
 	/* Clear the rate limiters */
 	for (i = 0; i < hw->mac.max_tx_queues; i++) {
@@ -116,6 +117,20 @@ s32 ixgbe_start_hw_gen2(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	}
 	IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
 
+	/* Disable relaxed ordering */
+	for (i = 0; i < hw->mac.max_tx_queues; i++) {
+		regval = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_82599(i));
+		regval &= ~IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_TX_WB_RO_EN;
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_82599(i), regval);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hw->mac.max_rx_queues; i++) {
+		regval = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL(i));
+		regval &= ~(IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_WRO_EN |
+					IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_HSRO_EN);
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL(i), regval);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 3dbe6896b2c3639c6270314e69f330e6ef873a44..3148e2182e9229a2f8aed2dc727f7592ef489295 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -947,8 +947,6 @@ static void ixgbe_update_rx_dca(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	rxctrl |= IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_DCA_EN;
 	rxctrl |= IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_HEAD_DCA_EN;
 	rxctrl &= ~(IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_RRO_EN);
-	rxctrl &= ~(IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_WRO_EN |
-		    IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL_DESC_HSRO_EN);
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_RXCTRL(reg_idx), rxctrl);
 }
 
@@ -966,7 +964,6 @@ static void ixgbe_update_tx_dca(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		txctrl &= ~IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_CPUID_MASK;
 		txctrl |= dca3_get_tag(&adapter->pdev->dev, cpu);
 		txctrl |= IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_DESC_DCA_EN;
-		txctrl &= ~IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_TX_WB_RO_EN;
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL(reg_idx), txctrl);
 		break;
 	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
@@ -976,7 +973,6 @@ static void ixgbe_update_tx_dca(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		txctrl |= (dca3_get_tag(&adapter->pdev->dev, cpu) <<
 			   IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_CPUID_SHIFT_82599);
 		txctrl |= IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_DESC_DCA_EN;
-		txctrl &= ~IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_TX_WB_RO_EN;
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_DCA_TXCTRL_82599(reg_idx), txctrl);
 		break;
 	default: