diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 32775326414b..29ef84b7c9cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1202,6 +1202,12 @@ fec_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 		writel(FEC_ECR_ETHEREN, fep->hwp + FEC_ECNTRL);
 		writel(rmii_mode, fep->hwp + FEC_R_CNTRL);
 	}
+
+	if (fep->bufdesc_ex) {
+		val = readl(fep->hwp + FEC_ECNTRL);
+		val |= FEC_ECR_EN1588;
+		writel(val, fep->hwp + FEC_ECNTRL);
+	}
 }
 
 static void