diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/mal.h b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/mal.h
index eaa7262dc079..717dc38b6858 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/mal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/mal.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 /* MAL V1 IER bits */
 #define   MAL1_IER_NWE		0x00000008
 #define   MAL1_IER_SOC_EVENTS	MAL1_IER_NWE
-#define   MAL1_IER_EVENTS	(MAL1_IER_SOC_EVENTS | MAL_IER_OTE | \
+#define   MAL1_IER_EVENTS	(MAL1_IER_SOC_EVENTS | MAL_IER_DE | \
 				 MAL_IER_OTE | MAL_IER_OE | MAL_IER_PE)
 
 /* MAL V2 IER bits */
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 #define   MAL2_IER_PRE		0x00000040
 #define   MAL2_IER_PWE		0x00000020
 #define   MAL2_IER_SOC_EVENTS	(MAL2_IER_PT | MAL2_IER_PRE | MAL2_IER_PWE)
-#define   MAL2_IER_EVENTS	(MAL2_IER_SOC_EVENTS | MAL_IER_OTE | \
+#define   MAL2_IER_EVENTS	(MAL2_IER_SOC_EVENTS | MAL_IER_DE | \
 				 MAL_IER_OTE | MAL_IER_OE | MAL_IER_PE)