diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index e8aca46bb92519..8e429e86555221 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -1927,8 +1927,15 @@ static void sh_eth_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct phy_device *phydev = ndev->phydev;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int new_state = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&mdp->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Disable TX and RX right over here, if E-MAC change is ignored */
+	if (mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link)
+		sh_eth_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
+
 	if (phydev->link) {
 		if (phydev->duplex != mdp->duplex) {
 			new_state = 1;
@@ -1947,18 +1954,21 @@ static void sh_eth_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
 			sh_eth_modify(ndev, ECMR, ECMR_TXF, 0);
 			new_state = 1;
 			mdp->link = phydev->link;
-			if (mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link)
-				sh_eth_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
 		}
 	} else if (mdp->link) {
 		new_state = 1;
 		mdp->link = 0;
 		mdp->speed = 0;
 		mdp->duplex = -1;
-		if (mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link)
-			sh_eth_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
 	}
 
+	/* Enable TX and RX right over here, if E-MAC change is ignored */
+	if ((mdp->cd->no_psr || mdp->no_ether_link) && phydev->link)
+		sh_eth_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
+
+	mmiowb();
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags);
+
 	if (new_state && netif_msg_link(mdp))
 		phy_print_status(phydev);
 }
@@ -2049,39 +2059,10 @@ static int sh_eth_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev,
 static int sh_eth_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev,
 				     const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
-	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
 	if (!ndev->phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&mdp->lock, flags);
-
-	/* disable tx and rx */
-	sh_eth_rcv_snd_disable(ndev);
-
-	ret = phy_ethtool_ksettings_set(ndev->phydev, cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto error_exit;
-
-	if (cmd->base.duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
-		mdp->duplex = 1;
-	else
-		mdp->duplex = 0;
-
-	if (mdp->cd->set_duplex)
-		mdp->cd->set_duplex(ndev);
-
-error_exit:
-	mdelay(1);
-
-	/* enable tx and rx */
-	sh_eth_rcv_snd_enable(ndev);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
+	return phy_ethtool_ksettings_set(ndev->phydev, cmd);
 }
 
 /* If it is ever necessary to increase SH_ETH_REG_DUMP_MAX_REGS, the