diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index 9dd282346e1c..cef7e6671c49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ spider_net_enable_card(struct spider_net_card *card)
 			     SPIDER_NET_INT2_MASK_VALUE);
 
 	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR,
-			     SPIDER_NET_GDTBSTA | SPIDER_NET_GDTDCEIDIS);
+			     SPIDER_NET_GDTBSTA);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.h b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
index cb85cbb3d92d..3e196df29790 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef _SPIDER_NET_H
 #define _SPIDER_NET_H
 
-#define VERSION "1.5 A"
+#define VERSION "1.6 A"
 
 #include "sungem_phy.h"
 
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ extern char spider_net_driver_name[];
 #define SPIDER_NET_GDTBSTA             0x00000300
 #define SPIDER_NET_GDTDCEIDIS          0x00000002
 #define SPIDER_NET_DMA_TX_VALUE        SPIDER_NET_TX_DMA_EN | \
-                                       SPIDER_NET_GDTBSTA | \
-                                       SPIDER_NET_GDTDCEIDIS
+                                       SPIDER_NET_GDTBSTA
 
 #define SPIDER_NET_DMA_TX_FEND_VALUE	0x00030003
 
@@ -328,7 +327,8 @@ enum spider_net_int2_status {
 	SPIDER_NET_GRISPDNGINT
 };
 
-#define SPIDER_NET_TXINT	( (1 << SPIDER_NET_GDTFDCINT) )
+#define SPIDER_NET_TXINT	( (1 << SPIDER_NET_GDTFDCINT) | \
+                             (1 << SPIDER_NET_GDTDCEINT) )
 
 /* We rely on flagged descriptor interrupts */
 #define SPIDER_NET_RXINT	( (1 << SPIDER_NET_GDAFDCINT) )