diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
index 63f869ce28af..20299f6f65fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ static void dwmac4_set_mss_ctxt(struct dma_desc *p, unsigned int mss)
 	p->des3 = cpu_to_le32(TDES3_CONTEXT_TYPE | TDES3_CTXT_TCMSSV);
 }
 
+static void dwmac4_get_addr(struct dma_desc *p, unsigned int *addr)
+{
+	*addr = le32_to_cpu(p->des0);
+}
+
 static void dwmac4_set_addr(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr)
 {
 	p->des0 = cpu_to_le32(addr);
@@ -459,6 +464,7 @@ const struct stmmac_desc_ops dwmac4_desc_ops = {
 	.init_tx_desc = dwmac4_rd_init_tx_desc,
 	.display_ring = dwmac4_display_ring,
 	.set_mss = dwmac4_set_mss_ctxt,
+	.get_addr = dwmac4_get_addr,
 	.set_addr = dwmac4_set_addr,
 	.clear = dwmac4_clear,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
index 743a60f6ba2b..77914c89d749 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
@@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ static void enh_desc_display_ring(void *head, unsigned int size, bool rx)
 	pr_info("\n");
 }
 
+static void enh_desc_get_addr(struct dma_desc *p, unsigned int *addr)
+{
+	*addr = le32_to_cpu(p->des2);
+}
+
 static void enh_desc_set_addr(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr)
 {
 	p->des2 = cpu_to_le32(addr);
@@ -467,6 +472,7 @@ const struct stmmac_desc_ops enh_desc_ops = {
 	.get_timestamp = enh_desc_get_timestamp,
 	.get_rx_timestamp_status = enh_desc_get_rx_timestamp_status,
 	.display_ring = enh_desc_display_ring,
+	.get_addr = enh_desc_get_addr,
 	.set_addr = enh_desc_set_addr,
 	.clear = enh_desc_clear,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
index 06b5e5b15069..f499a7fad6f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ struct stmmac_desc_ops {
 	void (*display_ring)(void *head, unsigned int size, bool rx);
 	/* set MSS via context descriptor */
 	void (*set_mss)(struct dma_desc *p, unsigned int mss);
+	/* get descriptor skbuff address */
+	void (*get_addr)(struct dma_desc *p, unsigned int *addr);
 	/* set descriptor skbuff address */
 	void (*set_addr)(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr);
 	/* clear descriptor */
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ struct stmmac_desc_ops {
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, desc, display_ring, __args)
 #define stmmac_set_mss(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, desc, set_mss, __args)
+#define stmmac_get_desc_addr(__priv, __args...) \
+	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, desc, get_addr, __args)
 #define stmmac_set_desc_addr(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, desc, set_addr, __args)
 #define stmmac_clear_desc(__priv, __args...) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
index 2facdb5d1aa0..de65bb29feba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ static void ndesc_display_ring(void *head, unsigned int size, bool rx)
 	pr_info("\n");
 }
 
+static void ndesc_get_addr(struct dma_desc *p, unsigned int *addr)
+{
+	*addr = le32_to_cpu(p->des2);
+}
+
 static void ndesc_set_addr(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr)
 {
 	p->des2 = cpu_to_le32(addr);
@@ -326,6 +331,7 @@ const struct stmmac_desc_ops ndesc_ops = {
 	.get_timestamp = ndesc_get_timestamp,
 	.get_rx_timestamp_status = ndesc_get_rx_timestamp_status,
 	.display_ring = ndesc_display_ring,
+	.get_addr = ndesc_get_addr,
 	.set_addr = ndesc_set_addr,
 	.clear = ndesc_clear,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 35ccf3f8a5a7..f2687ec3c774 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3350,11 +3350,7 @@ static int stmmac_rx(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit, u32 queue)
 			int frame_len;
 			unsigned int des;
 
-			if (unlikely(priv->synopsys_id >= DWMAC_CORE_4_00))
-				des = le32_to_cpu(p->des0);
-			else
-				des = le32_to_cpu(p->des2);
-
+			stmmac_get_desc_addr(priv, p, &des);
 			frame_len = stmmac_get_rx_frame_len(priv, p, coe);
 
 			/*  If frame length is greater than skb buffer size