diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index 8e9d295..d5efbcc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -1339,8 +1339,9 @@
 	wr32(E1000_RDLEN(0), rx_ring->size);
 	wr32(E1000_RDH(0), 0);
 	wr32(E1000_RDT(0), 0);
+	rctl &= ~(E1000_RCTL_LBM_TCVR | E1000_RCTL_LBM_MAC);
 	rctl = E1000_RCTL_EN | E1000_RCTL_BAM | E1000_RCTL_SZ_2048 |
-		E1000_RCTL_LBM_NO | E1000_RCTL_RDMTS_HALF |
+		E1000_RCTL_RDMTS_HALF |
 		(adapter->hw.mac.mc_filter_type << E1000_RCTL_MO_SHIFT);
 	wr32(E1000_RCTL, rctl);
 	wr32(E1000_SRRCTL(0), 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index ae65fae..ab37ab0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -1779,9 +1779,9 @@
 	rctl = rd32(E1000_RCTL);
 
 	rctl &= ~(3 << E1000_RCTL_MO_SHIFT);
+	rctl &= ~(E1000_RCTL_LBM_TCVR | E1000_RCTL_LBM_MAC);
 
-	rctl |= E1000_RCTL_EN | E1000_RCTL_BAM |
-		E1000_RCTL_LBM_NO | E1000_RCTL_RDMTS_HALF |
+	rctl |= E1000_RCTL_EN | E1000_RCTL_BAM | E1000_RCTL_RDMTS_HALF |
 		(adapter->hw.mac.mc_filter_type << E1000_RCTL_MO_SHIFT);
 
 	/*