diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
index 7164509e3832..bcd54d6e94fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ struct stmmac_desc_ops {
 
 struct stmmac_dma_ops {
 	/* DMA core initialization */
-	int (*init) (void __iomem *ioaddr, int pbl, int fb, int burst_len,
-			u32 dma_tx, u32 dma_rx);
+	int (*init) (void __iomem *ioaddr, int pbl, int fb, int mb,
+		     int burst_len, u32 dma_tx, u32 dma_rx);
 	/* Dump DMA registers */
 	void (*dump_regs) (void __iomem *ioaddr);
 	/* Set tx/rx threshold in the csr6 register
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
index 1527f4ecd11a..23478bf4ed7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ enum rx_tx_priority_ratio {
 };
 
 #define DMA_BUS_MODE_FB		0x00010000	/* Fixed burst */
+#define DMA_BUS_MODE_MB		0x04000000	/* Mixed burst */
 #define DMA_BUS_MODE_RPBL_MASK	0x003e0000	/* Rx-Programmable Burst Len */
 #define DMA_BUS_MODE_RPBL_SHIFT	17
 #define DMA_BUS_MODE_USP	0x00800000
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c
index 3675c5731565..033500090f55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "dwmac_dma.h"
 
 static int dwmac1000_dma_init(void __iomem *ioaddr, int pbl, int fb,
-			      int burst_len, u32 dma_tx, u32 dma_rx)
+			      int mb, int burst_len, u32 dma_tx, u32 dma_rx)
 {
 	u32 value = readl(ioaddr + DMA_BUS_MODE);
 	int limit;
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ static int dwmac1000_dma_init(void __iomem *ioaddr, int pbl, int fb,
 	if (fb)
 		value |= DMA_BUS_MODE_FB;
 
+	/* Mixed Burst has no effect when fb is set */
+	if (mb)
+		value |= DMA_BUS_MODE_MB;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_DA
 	value |= DMA_BUS_MODE_DA;	/* Rx has priority over tx */
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_dma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_dma.c
index 92ed2e07609e..c2b4d55a79b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac100_dma.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "dwmac_dma.h"
 
 static int dwmac100_dma_init(void __iomem *ioaddr, int pbl, int fb,
-			     int burst_len, u32 dma_tx, u32 dma_rx)
+			     int mb, int burst_len, u32 dma_tx, u32 dma_rx)
 {
 	u32 value = readl(ioaddr + DMA_BUS_MODE);
 	int limit;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index a9699ae49add..d1d084018877 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ static void stmmac_check_ether_addr(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 static int stmmac_init_dma_engine(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	int pbl = DEFAULT_DMA_PBL, fixed_burst = 0, burst_len = 0;
+	int mixed_burst = 0;
 
 	/* Some DMA parameters can be passed from the platform;
 	 * in case of these are not passed we keep a default
@@ -932,10 +933,11 @@ static int stmmac_init_dma_engine(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	if (priv->plat->dma_cfg) {
 		pbl = priv->plat->dma_cfg->pbl;
 		fixed_burst = priv->plat->dma_cfg->fixed_burst;
+		mixed_burst = priv->plat->dma_cfg->mixed_burst;
 		burst_len = priv->plat->dma_cfg->burst_len;
 	}
 
-	return priv->hw->dma->init(priv->ioaddr, pbl, fixed_burst,
+	return priv->hw->dma->init(priv->ioaddr, pbl, fixed_burst, mixed_burst,
 				   burst_len, priv->dma_tx_phy,
 				   priv->dma_rx_phy);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index f85c93d6e6da..b69bdb1e08b6 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data {
 struct stmmac_dma_cfg {
 	int pbl;
 	int fixed_burst;
+	int mixed_burst;
 	int burst_len;
 };