diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
index f67caa14b2f56bb316ff83183fd9437bbe4bdb59..119a2f93dd55ddff37ba3d2b40a9905b55f3c35c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_descs.c
@@ -430,6 +430,14 @@ static void dwmac4_set_addr(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr)
 	p->des1 = 0;
 }
 
+static void dwmac4_clear(struct dma_desc *p)
+{
+	p->des0 = 0;
+	p->des1 = 0;
+	p->des2 = 0;
+	p->des3 = 0;
+}
+
 const struct stmmac_desc_ops dwmac4_desc_ops = {
 	.tx_status = dwmac4_wrback_get_tx_status,
 	.rx_status = dwmac4_wrback_get_rx_status,
@@ -452,6 +460,7 @@ const struct stmmac_desc_ops dwmac4_desc_ops = {
 	.display_ring = dwmac4_display_ring,
 	.set_mss = dwmac4_set_mss_ctxt,
 	.set_addr = dwmac4_set_addr,
+	.clear = dwmac4_clear,
 };
 
 const struct stmmac_mode_ops dwmac4_ring_mode_ops = { };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
index 02749e4b1a4745c850b8b2f0048cf6eb2451e535..17cd26fb2a3d2fb0d6e5f29778f2070513c3095c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/enh_desc.c
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ static void enh_desc_set_addr(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr)
 	p->des2 = cpu_to_le32(addr);
 }
 
+static void enh_desc_clear(struct dma_desc *p)
+{
+	p->des2 = 0;
+}
+
 const struct stmmac_desc_ops enh_desc_ops = {
 	.tx_status = enh_desc_get_tx_status,
 	.rx_status = enh_desc_get_rx_status,
@@ -463,4 +468,5 @@ const struct stmmac_desc_ops enh_desc_ops = {
 	.get_rx_timestamp_status = enh_desc_get_rx_timestamp_status,
 	.display_ring = enh_desc_display_ring,
 	.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 d66d194d5f898a60f181a2e1022c195e3b6cea9b..a6b9c9790d11e6778bd827e32964b38cd627b4b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ struct stmmac_desc_ops {
 	void (*set_mss)(struct dma_desc *p, unsigned int mss);
 	/* set descriptor skbuff address */
 	void (*set_addr)(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr);
+	/* clear descriptor */
+	void (*clear)(struct dma_desc *p);
 };
 
 #define stmmac_init_rx_desc(__priv, __args...) \
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ struct stmmac_desc_ops {
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, desc, set_mss, __args)
 #define stmmac_set_desc_addr(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, desc, set_addr, __args)
+#define stmmac_clear_desc(__priv, __args...) \
+	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, desc, clear, __args)
 
 struct stmmac_dma_cfg;
 struct dma_features;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
index 6cf2c7c5208a4cd029f836f43045a453d0cc515f..a7b221b591783476dd7fc025739ddaf71476030a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ static void ndesc_set_addr(struct dma_desc *p, dma_addr_t addr)
 	p->des2 = cpu_to_le32(addr);
 }
 
+static void ndesc_clear(struct dma_desc *p)
+{
+	p->des2 = 0;
+}
+
 const struct stmmac_desc_ops ndesc_ops = {
 	.tx_status = ndesc_get_tx_status,
 	.rx_status = ndesc_get_rx_status,
@@ -322,4 +327,5 @@ const struct stmmac_desc_ops ndesc_ops = {
 	.get_rx_timestamp_status = ndesc_get_rx_timestamp_status,
 	.display_ring = ndesc_display_ring,
 	.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 3f559d72b41f3da90e0cb46fff3e7d7f7061d5df..0ccee6a779f9cfdf1b280db6ff1f53068a701ce9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1341,14 +1341,7 @@ static int init_dma_tx_desc_rings(struct net_device *dev)
 			else
 				p = tx_q->dma_tx + i;
 
-			if (priv->synopsys_id >= DWMAC_CORE_4_00) {
-				p->des0 = 0;
-				p->des1 = 0;
-				p->des2 = 0;
-				p->des3 = 0;
-			} else {
-				p->des2 = 0;
-			}
+			stmmac_clear_desc(priv, p);
 
 			tx_q->tx_skbuff_dma[i].buf = 0;
 			tx_q->tx_skbuff_dma[i].map_as_page = false;