}
 
 /* Packet receive function */
-static int sh_eth_rx(struct net_device *ndev)
+static int sh_eth_rx(struct net_device *ndev, u32 intr_status)
 {
        struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
        struct sh_eth_rxdesc *rxdesc;
        /* Restart Rx engine if stopped. */
        /* If we don't need to check status, don't. -KDU */
        if (!(sh_eth_read(ndev, EDRRR) & EDRRR_R)) {
-               /* fix the values for the next receiving */
-               mdp->cur_rx = mdp->dirty_rx = (sh_eth_read(ndev, RDFAR) -
-                                              sh_eth_read(ndev, RDLAR)) >> 4;
+               /* fix the values for the next receiving if RDE is set */
+               if (intr_status & EESR_RDE)
+                       mdp->cur_rx = mdp->dirty_rx =
+                               (sh_eth_read(ndev, RDFAR) -
+                                sh_eth_read(ndev, RDLAR)) >> 4;
                sh_eth_write(ndev, EDRRR_R, EDRRR);
        }
 
                        EESR_RTSF | /* short frame recv */
                        EESR_PRE  | /* PHY-LSI recv error */
                        EESR_CERF)){ /* recv frame CRC error */
-               sh_eth_rx(ndev);
+               sh_eth_rx(ndev, intr_status);
        }
 
        /* Tx Check */