desc_status = edmac_to_cpu(mdp, rxdesc->status);
                pkt_len = rxdesc->frame_length;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7740)
-               desc_status >>= 16;
-#endif
-
                if (--boguscnt < 0)
                        break;
 
                if (!(desc_status & RDFEND))
                        ndev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7740)
+               /*
+                * In case of almost all GETHER/ETHERs, the Receive Frame State
+                * (RFS) bits in the Receive Descriptor 0 are from bit 9 to
+                * bit 0. However, in case of the R8A7740's GETHER, the RFS
+                * bits are from bit 25 to bit 16. So, the driver needs right
+                * shifting by 16.
+                */
+               desc_status >>= 16;
+#endif
+
                if (desc_status & (RD_RFS1 | RD_RFS2 | RD_RFS3 | RD_RFS4 |
                                   RD_RFS5 | RD_RFS6 | RD_RFS10)) {
                        ndev->stats.rx_errors++;