diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index dc533d7a090c..e7469eb241ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ static inline void axienet_dma_out32(struct axienet_local *lp,
 	iowrite32(value, lp->dma_regs + reg);
 }
 
+static void axienet_dma_out_addr(struct axienet_local *lp, off_t reg,
+				 dma_addr_t addr)
+{
+	axienet_dma_out32(lp, reg, lower_32_bits(addr));
+}
+
 /**
  * axienet_dma_bd_release - Release buffer descriptor rings
  * @ndev:	Pointer to the net_device structure
@@ -285,18 +291,18 @@ static int axienet_dma_bd_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* Populate the tail pointer and bring the Rx Axi DMA engine out of
 	 * halted state. This will make the Rx side ready for reception.
 	 */
-	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p);
+	axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p);
 	cr = axienet_dma_in32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET);
 	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET,
 			  cr | XAXIDMA_CR_RUNSTOP_MASK);
-	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_TDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p +
-			  (sizeof(*lp->rx_bd_v) * (lp->rx_bd_num - 1)));
+	axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_TDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p +
+			     (sizeof(*lp->rx_bd_v) * (lp->rx_bd_num - 1)));
 
 	/* Write to the RS (Run-stop) bit in the Tx channel control register.
 	 * Tx channel is now ready to run. But only after we write to the
 	 * tail pointer register that the Tx channel will start transmitting.
 	 */
-	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->tx_bd_p);
+	axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->tx_bd_p);
 	cr = axienet_dma_in32(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CR_OFFSET);
 	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CR_OFFSET,
 			  cr | XAXIDMA_CR_RUNSTOP_MASK);
@@ -757,7 +763,7 @@ axienet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	tail_p = lp->tx_bd_p + sizeof(*lp->tx_bd_v) * lp->tx_bd_tail;
 	/* Start the transfer */
-	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_TDESC_OFFSET, tail_p);
+	axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_TDESC_OFFSET, tail_p);
 	if (++lp->tx_bd_tail >= lp->tx_bd_num)
 		lp->tx_bd_tail = 0;
 
@@ -849,7 +855,7 @@ static void axienet_recv(struct net_device *ndev)
 	ndev->stats.rx_bytes += size;
 
 	if (tail_p)
-		axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_TDESC_OFFSET, tail_p);
+		axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_TDESC_OFFSET, tail_p);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1671,18 +1677,18 @@ static void axienet_dma_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Populate the tail pointer and bring the Rx Axi DMA engine out of
 	 * halted state. This will make the Rx side ready for reception.
 	 */
-	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p);
+	axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p);
 	cr = axienet_dma_in32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET);
 	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_CR_OFFSET,
 			  cr | XAXIDMA_CR_RUNSTOP_MASK);
-	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_TDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p +
-			  (sizeof(*lp->rx_bd_v) * (lp->rx_bd_num - 1)));
+	axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_RX_TDESC_OFFSET, lp->rx_bd_p +
+			     (sizeof(*lp->rx_bd_v) * (lp->rx_bd_num - 1)));
 
 	/* Write to the RS (Run-stop) bit in the Tx channel control register.
 	 * Tx channel is now ready to run. But only after we write to the
 	 * tail pointer register that the Tx channel will start transmitting
 	 */
-	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->tx_bd_p);
+	axienet_dma_out_addr(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CDESC_OFFSET, lp->tx_bd_p);
 	cr = axienet_dma_in32(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CR_OFFSET);
 	axienet_dma_out32(lp, XAXIDMA_TX_CR_OFFSET,
 			  cr | XAXIDMA_CR_RUNSTOP_MASK);