diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
index f14700f..49c19b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ static int ftgmac100_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 
 static void ftgmac100_init_hw(struct ftgmac100 *priv)
 {
+	u32 reg, rfifo_sz, tfifo_sz;
 
+	/* Clear stale interrupts */
+	reg = ioread32(priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
+	iowrite32(reg, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
 
 	/* Setup RX ring buffer base */
 	iowrite32(priv->descs_dma_addr +
@@ -234,6 +238,38 @@ static void ftgmac100_init_hw(struct ftgmac100 *priv)
 
 	/* Write MAC address */
 	ftgmac100_write_mac_addr(priv, priv->netdev->dev_addr);
+
+	/* Configure descriptor sizes and increase burst sizes according
+	 * to values in Aspeed SDK. The FIFO arbitration is enabled and
+	 * the thresholds set based on the recommended values in the
+	 * AST2400 specification.
+	 */
+	iowrite32(FTGMAC100_DBLAC_RXDES_SIZE(2) |   /* 2*8 bytes RX descs */
+		  FTGMAC100_DBLAC_TXDES_SIZE(2) |   /* 2*8 bytes TX descs */
+		  FTGMAC100_DBLAC_RXBURST_SIZE(3) | /* 512 bytes max RX bursts */
+		  FTGMAC100_DBLAC_TXBURST_SIZE(3) | /* 512 bytes max TX bursts */
+		  FTGMAC100_DBLAC_RX_THR_EN |       /* Enable fifo threshold arb */
+		  FTGMAC100_DBLAC_RXFIFO_HTHR(6) |  /* 6/8 of FIFO high threshold */
+		  FTGMAC100_DBLAC_RXFIFO_LTHR(2),   /* 2/8 of FIFO low threshold */
+		  priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_DBLAC);
+
+	/* Interrupt mitigation configured for 1 interrupt/packet. HW interrupt
+	 * mitigation doesn't seem to provide any benefit with NAPI so leave
+	 * it at that.
+	 */
+	iowrite32(FTGMAC100_ITC_RXINT_THR(1) |
+		  FTGMAC100_ITC_TXINT_THR(1),
+		  priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ITC);
+
+	/* Configure FIFO sizes in the TPAFCR register */
+	reg = ioread32(priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_FEAR);
+	rfifo_sz = reg & 0x00000007;
+	tfifo_sz = (reg >> 3) & 0x00000007;
+	reg = ioread32(priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_TPAFCR);
+	reg &= ~0x3f000000;
+	reg |= (tfifo_sz << 27);
+	reg |= (rfifo_sz << 24);
+	iowrite32(reg, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_TPAFCR);
 }
 
 static void ftgmac100_start_hw(struct ftgmac100 *priv)