diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
index 810bda80f138..0c67fc3e27df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ struct ftgmac100 {
 	bool is_aspeed;
 };
 
+/* Helper to ensure writes are observed with the correct ordering. Use only
+ * for IER and ISR accesses. */
+static void ftgmac100_write(u32 val, void __iomem *addr)
+{
+	iowrite32(val, addr);
+	ioread32(addr);
+}
+
 static int ftgmac100_reset_mac(struct ftgmac100 *priv, u32 maccr)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
@@ -1048,7 +1056,7 @@ static void ftgmac100_adjust_link(struct net_device *netdev)
 		return;
 
 	/* Disable all interrupts */
-	iowrite32(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+	ftgmac100_write(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 
 	/* Reset the adapter asynchronously */
 	schedule_work(&priv->reset_task);
@@ -1246,7 +1254,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ftgmac100_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	/* Fetch and clear interrupt bits, process abnormal ones */
 	status = ioread32(priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
-	iowrite32(status, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
+	ftgmac100_write(status, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
 	if (unlikely(status & FTGMAC100_INT_BAD)) {
 
 		/* RX buffer unavailable */
@@ -1266,7 +1274,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ftgmac100_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			if (net_ratelimit())
 				netdev_warn(netdev,
 					   "AHB bus error ! Resetting chip.\n");
-			iowrite32(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+			ftgmac100_write(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 			schedule_work(&priv->reset_task);
 			return IRQ_HANDLED;
 		}
@@ -1281,7 +1289,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ftgmac100_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	/* Only enable "bad" interrupts while NAPI is on */
-	iowrite32(new_mask, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+	ftgmac100_write(new_mask, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 
 	/* Schedule NAPI bh */
 	napi_schedule_irqoff(&priv->napi);
@@ -1320,8 +1328,7 @@ static int ftgmac100_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		ftgmac100_start_hw(priv);
 
 		/* Re-enable "bad" interrupts */
-		iowrite32(FTGMAC100_INT_BAD,
-			  priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+		ftgmac100_write(FTGMAC100_INT_BAD, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 	}
 
 	/* As long as we are waiting for transmit packets to be
@@ -1336,13 +1343,7 @@ static int ftgmac100_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		 * they were masked. So we clear them first, then we need
 		 * to re-check if there's something to process
 		 */
-		iowrite32(FTGMAC100_INT_RXTX,
-			  priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
-
-		/* Push the above (and provides a barrier vs. subsequent
-		 * reads of the descriptor).
-		 */
-		ioread32(priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
+		ftgmac100_write(FTGMAC100_INT_RXTX, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_ISR);
 
 		/* Check RX and TX descriptors for more work to do */
 		if (ftgmac100_check_rx(priv) ||
@@ -1353,8 +1354,7 @@ static int ftgmac100_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		napi_complete(napi);
 
 		/* enable all interrupts */
-		iowrite32(FTGMAC100_INT_ALL,
-			  priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+		ftgmac100_write(FTGMAC100_INT_ALL, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 	}
 
 	return work_done;
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ static int ftgmac100_init_all(struct ftgmac100 *priv, bool ignore_alloc_err)
 	netif_start_queue(priv->netdev);
 
 	/* Enable all interrupts */
-	iowrite32(FTGMAC100_INT_ALL, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+	ftgmac100_write(FTGMAC100_INT_ALL, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ static int ftgmac100_open(struct net_device *netdev)
  err_irq:
 	netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);
  err_hw:
-	iowrite32(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+	ftgmac100_write(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 	ftgmac100_free_rings(priv);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ static int ftgmac100_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 	 */
 
 	/* disable all interrupts */
-	iowrite32(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+	ftgmac100_write(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 
 	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 	napi_disable(&priv->napi);
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ static void ftgmac100_tx_timeout(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int txqueue
 	struct ftgmac100 *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	/* Disable all interrupts */
-	iowrite32(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
+	ftgmac100_write(0, priv->base + FTGMAC100_OFFSET_IER);
 
 	/* Do the reset outside of interrupt context */
 	schedule_work(&priv->reset_task);
