diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
index 87236206366fdf4d334fc241df21cf1156d66e4d..00024dd411471a3295a5d3e2c3f198136d479502 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
@@ -1817,6 +1817,11 @@ static int ftgmac100_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		priv->rxdes0_edorr_mask = BIT(30);
 		priv->txdes0_edotr_mask = BIT(30);
 		priv->is_aspeed = true;
+		/* Disable ast2600 problematic HW arbitration */
+		if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "aspeed,ast2600-mac")) {
+			iowrite32(FTGMAC100_TM_DEFAULT,
+				  priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_TM);
+		}
 	} else {
 		priv->rxdes0_edorr_mask = BIT(15);
 		priv->txdes0_edotr_mask = BIT(15);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.h
index e5876a3fda91dcdd28386e4f03cc877e33868f21..63b3e02fab162ef65cd76d67992cc714cb7f7e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.h
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@
 #define FTGMAC100_MACCR_FAST_MODE	(1 << 19)
 #define FTGMAC100_MACCR_SW_RST		(1 << 31)
 
+/*
+ * test mode control register
+ */
+#define FTGMAC100_TM_RQ_TX_VALID_DIS (1 << 28)
+#define FTGMAC100_TM_RQ_RR_IDLE_PREV (1 << 27)
+#define FTGMAC100_TM_DEFAULT                                                   \
+	(FTGMAC100_TM_RQ_TX_VALID_DIS | FTGMAC100_TM_RQ_RR_IDLE_PREV)
+
 /*
  * PHY control register
  */