diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c
index 2997ad6198f..0fe3361954e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sam34/sam_emac.c
@@ -918,6 +918,9 @@ static int sam_recvframe(struct sam_emac_s *priv)
   dev        = &priv->dev;
   dev->d_len = 0;
 
+  dest       = dev->d_buf;
+  pktlen     = 0;
+
   rxndx      = priv->rxndx;
   rxdesc     = &priv->rxdesc[rxndx];
   isframe    = false;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c
index 7e172d97b49..66f9244781b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emaca.c
@@ -929,6 +929,9 @@ static int sam_recvframe(struct sam_emac_s *priv)
   dev        = &priv->dev;
   dev->d_len = 0;
 
+  dest       = dev->d_buf;
+  pktlen     = 0;
+
   rxndx      = priv->rxndx;
   rxdesc     = &priv->rxdesc[rxndx];
   isframe    = false;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c
index 530a262b080..9a0a70d67ec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_emacb.c
@@ -1251,6 +1251,9 @@ static int sam_recvframe(struct sam_emac_s *priv)
   dev        = &priv->dev;
   dev->d_len = 0;
 
+  dest       = dev->d_buf;
+  pktlen     = 0;
+
   rxndx      = priv->rxndx;
   rxdesc     = &priv->rxdesc[rxndx];
   isframe    = false;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c
index 0d1f4f8c9d5..01ad32c58af 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_gmac.c
@@ -861,6 +861,9 @@ static int sam_recvframe(struct sam_gmac_s *priv)
   dev        = &priv->dev;
   dev->d_len = 0;
 
+  dest       = dev->d_buf;
+  pktlen     = 0;
+
   rxndx      = priv->rxndx;
   rxdesc     = &priv->rxdesc[rxndx];
   isframe    = false;