diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_mac.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_mac.c
index a292b1edc414..737a9f5401d1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_mac.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void ConfigMACRegs2(struct et131x_adapter *etdev)
 	}
 
 	/* Enable TXMAC */
-	ctl |= 0x05;	/* TX mac enable, FC disable */
+	ctl |= 0x09;	/* TX mac enable, FC disable */
 	writel(ctl, &etdev->regs->txmac.ctl);
 
 	/* Ready to start the RXDMA/TXDMA engine */