diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index e5805e0d8e13..318ab27635bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1865,6 +1865,7 @@ static int ravb_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		napi_enable(&priv->napi[RAVB_NC]);
 
 	ravb_set_delay_mode(ndev);
+	ravb_write(ndev, priv->desc_bat_dma, DBAT);
 
 	/* Device init */
 	error = ravb_dmac_init(ndev);
@@ -2808,7 +2809,6 @@ static int ravb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	for (q = RAVB_BE; q < DBAT_ENTRY_NUM; q++)
 		priv->desc_bat[q].die_dt = DT_EOS;
-	ravb_write(ndev, priv->desc_bat_dma, DBAT);
 
 	/* Initialise HW timestamp list */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->ts_skb_list);