diff --git a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c
index 518c5c3ce38bd12c65b6af0c78dd9ed8e7f3b38d..d596df987585e992e0b43af005a8bef0558a371c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.c
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@ refill:
 	descr->prev->next_descr_addr = descr->bus_addr;
 
 	if (dmac_chain_ended) {
-		gelic_net_enable_rxdmac(card);
-		dev_dbg(ctodev(card), "reenable rx dma\n");
+		card->rx_dma_restart_required = 1;
+		dev_dbg(ctodev(card), "reenable rx dma scheduled\n");
 	}
 
 	return 1;
@@ -1020,6 +1020,11 @@ static irqreturn_t gelic_net_interrupt(int irq, void *ptr)
 	if (!status)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
+	if (card->rx_dma_restart_required) {
+		card->rx_dma_restart_required = 0;
+		gelic_net_enable_rxdmac(card);
+	}
+
 	if (status & GELIC_NET_RXINT) {
 		gelic_net_rx_irq_off(card);
 		netif_rx_schedule(netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.h b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.h
index 030e2e2626087d66df1117c063daafd670f5321d..01d729bc7332960885ab945b718efb52b2b60e7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_net.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ struct gelic_net_card {
 
 	struct gelic_net_descr_chain tx_chain;
 	struct gelic_net_descr_chain rx_chain;
+	int rx_dma_restart_required;
 	/* gurad dmac descriptor chain*/
 	spinlock_t chain_lock;