diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
index 1c5802e0d7f4..e99401bcc1f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
@@ -186,10 +186,12 @@ static void dwmac4_set_tx_owner(struct dma_desc *p)
 
 static void dwmac4_set_rx_owner(struct dma_desc *p, int disable_rx_ic)
 {
-	p->des3 |= cpu_to_le32(RDES3_OWN | RDES3_BUFFER1_VALID_ADDR);
+	u32 flags = (RDES3_OWN | RDES3_BUFFER1_VALID_ADDR);
 
 	if (!disable_rx_ic)
-		p->des3 |= cpu_to_le32(RDES3_INT_ON_COMPLETION_EN);
+		flags |= RDES3_INT_ON_COMPLETION_EN;
+
+	p->des3 |= cpu_to_le32(flags);
 }
 
 static int dwmac4_get_tx_ls(struct dma_desc *p)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_descs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_descs.c
index fc82862a612c..389aad7b5c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_descs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_descs.c
@@ -56,10 +56,12 @@ static void dwxgmac2_set_tx_owner(struct dma_desc *p)
 
 static void dwxgmac2_set_rx_owner(struct dma_desc *p, int disable_rx_ic)
 {
-	p->des3 |= cpu_to_le32(XGMAC_RDES3_OWN);
+	u32 flags = XGMAC_RDES3_OWN;
 
 	if (!disable_rx_ic)
-		p->des3 |= cpu_to_le32(XGMAC_RDES3_IOC);
+		flags |= XGMAC_RDES3_IOC;
+
+	p->des3 |= cpu_to_le32(flags);
 }
 
 static int dwxgmac2_get_tx_ls(struct dma_desc *p)