diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index b884cf7f339bc1dca864c2d500b5991051805e8e..1b3c8d67811658efb853d3fcf3d64f504261264e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -388,6 +388,27 @@ static int macb_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int mii_id, int regnum,
 	return status;
 }
 
+static void macb_init_buffers(struct macb *bp)
+{
+	struct macb_queue *queue;
+	unsigned int q;
+
+	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
+		queue_writel(queue, RBQP, lower_32_bits(queue->rx_ring_dma));
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
+		if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B)
+			queue_writel(queue, RBQPH,
+				     upper_32_bits(queue->rx_ring_dma));
+#endif
+		queue_writel(queue, TBQP, lower_32_bits(queue->tx_ring_dma));
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
+		if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B)
+			queue_writel(queue, TBQPH,
+				     upper_32_bits(queue->tx_ring_dma));
+#endif
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * macb_set_tx_clk() - Set a clock to a new frequency
  * @clk		Pointer to the clock to change
@@ -1314,26 +1335,14 @@ static void macb_hresp_error_task(unsigned long data)
 	bp->macbgem_ops.mog_init_rings(bp);
 
 	/* Initialize TX and RX buffers */
-	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
-		queue_writel(queue, RBQP, lower_32_bits(queue->rx_ring_dma));
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
-		if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B)
-			queue_writel(queue, RBQPH,
-				     upper_32_bits(queue->rx_ring_dma));
-#endif
-		queue_writel(queue, TBQP, lower_32_bits(queue->tx_ring_dma));
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
-		if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B)
-			queue_writel(queue, TBQPH,
-				     upper_32_bits(queue->tx_ring_dma));
-#endif
+	macb_init_buffers(bp);
 
-		/* Enable interrupts */
+	/* Enable interrupts */
+	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
 		queue_writel(queue, IER,
 			     bp->rx_intr_mask |
 			     MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS |
 			     MACB_BIT(HRESP));
-	}
 
 	ctrl |= MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE);
 	macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl);