diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 2d58406..1c1cf68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -7294,9 +7294,12 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5784 &&
-	    GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5761 &&
-	    GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5717) {
+	if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) == ASIC_REV_5717) {
+		val = tr32(TG3PCI_DMA_RW_CTRL) &
+		      ~DMA_RWCTRL_DIS_CACHE_ALIGNMENT;
+		tw32(TG3PCI_DMA_RW_CTRL, val | tp->dma_rwctrl);
+	} else if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5784 &&
+		   GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5761) {
 		/* This value is determined during the probe time DMA
 		 * engine test, tg3_test_dma.
 		 */
@@ -13329,6 +13332,11 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+	if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) == ASIC_REV_5717) {
+		val = goal ? 0 : DMA_RWCTRL_DIS_CACHE_ALIGNMENT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!goal)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -13523,7 +13531,7 @@
 {
 	dma_addr_t buf_dma;
 	u32 *buf, saved_dma_rwctrl;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	buf = pci_alloc_consistent(tp->pdev, TEST_BUFFER_SIZE, &buf_dma);
 	if (!buf) {
@@ -13536,6 +13544,9 @@
 
 	tp->dma_rwctrl = tg3_calc_dma_bndry(tp, tp->dma_rwctrl);
 
+	if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) == ASIC_REV_5717)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_PCI_EXPRESS) {
 		/* DMA read watermark not used on PCIE */
 		tp->dma_rwctrl |= 0x00180000;
@@ -13608,7 +13619,6 @@
 	tg3_switch_clocks(tp);
 #endif
 
-	ret = 0;
 	if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5700 &&
 	    GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5701)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.h b/drivers/net/tg3.h
index e7916bd..42fefa1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.h
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@
 #define   METAL_REV_B1			 0x01
 #define   METAL_REV_B2			 0x02
 #define TG3PCI_DMA_RW_CTRL		0x0000006c
-#define  DMA_RWCTRL_MIN_DMA		 0x000000ff
-#define  DMA_RWCTRL_MIN_DMA_SHIFT	 0
+#define  DMA_RWCTRL_DIS_CACHE_ALIGNMENT  0x00000001
 #define  DMA_RWCTRL_READ_BNDRY_MASK	 0x00000700
 #define  DMA_RWCTRL_READ_BNDRY_DISAB	 0x00000000
 #define  DMA_RWCTRL_READ_BNDRY_16	 0x00000100