diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
index 03055c96f076..ad5293571af4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
@@ -412,8 +412,20 @@ static int emac_set_coalesce(struct net_device *ndev,
 	u32 int_ctrl, num_interrupts = 0;
 	u32 prescale = 0, addnl_dvdr = 1, coal_intvl = 0;
 
-	if (!coal->rx_coalesce_usecs)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!coal->rx_coalesce_usecs) {
+		priv->coal_intvl = 0;
+
+		switch (priv->version) {
+		case EMAC_VERSION_2:
+			emac_ctrl_write(EMAC_DM646X_CMINTCTRL, 0);
+			break;
+		default:
+			emac_ctrl_write(EMAC_CTRL_EWINTTCNT, 0);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	coal_intvl = coal->rx_coalesce_usecs;