diff --git a/drivers/net/designware.c b/drivers/net/designware.c
index c03e935e2fb7df54771bf6222b7ce816c53209b3..7469e59d49fb8fd3a2f36774bccf6084f32d4fbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/designware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/designware.c
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ static int dw_eth_init(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t *bis)
 
 	writel(readl(&dma_p->opmode) | RXSTART | TXSTART, &dma_p->opmode);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DW_AXI_BURST_LEN
+	writel((CONFIG_DW_AXI_BURST_LEN & 0x1FF >> 1), &dma_p->axibus);
+#endif
+
 	/* Start up the PHY */
 	if (phy_startup(priv->phydev)) {
 		printf("Could not initialize PHY %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/designware.h b/drivers/net/designware.h
index ce51102052eafad7e2b8fdb764f3cf91b33c5d2e..49d900cb3f98a684d794d98e45b86a4ed8b26874 100644
--- a/drivers/net/designware.h
+++ b/drivers/net/designware.h
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ struct eth_dma_regs {
 	u32 status;		/* 0x14 */
 	u32 opmode;		/* 0x18 */
 	u32 intenable;		/* 0x1c */
-	u8 reserved[40];
+	u32 reserved1[2];
+	u32 axibus;		/* 0x28 */
+	u32 reserved2[7];
 	u32 currhosttxdesc;	/* 0x48 */
 	u32 currhostrxdesc;	/* 0x4c */
 	u32 currhosttxbuffaddr;	/* 0x50 */