diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c
index 85184aafd34..de52716c651 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_enet.c
@@ -939,16 +939,16 @@ static int kinetis_ifup(struct net_driver_s *dev)
 
   putreg32((uint32_t)priv->txdesc, KINETIS_ENET_TDSR);
 
-  /* Indicate that there have been empty receive buffers produced */
-
-  putreg32(ENET_RDAR, KINETIS_ENET_RDAR);
-
   /* And enable the MAC itself */
 
   regval = getreg32(KINETIS_ENET_ECR);
   regval |= ENET_ECR_ETHEREN;
   putreg32(regval, KINETIS_ENET_ECR);
 
+  /* Indicate that there have been empty receive buffers produced */
+
+  putreg32(ENET_RDAR, KINETIS_ENET_RDAR);
+
   /* Set and activate a timer process */
 
   (void)wd_start(priv->txpoll, KINETIS_WDDELAY, kinetis_polltimer, 1, (uint32_t)priv);