diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
index be3c91c7f211d9..5484fd726d5af7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
@@ -305,8 +305,12 @@ static int dwmac1000_irq_status(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;
 	u32 intr_status = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_INT_STATUS);
+	u32 intr_mask = readl(ioaddr + GMAC_INT_MASK);
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	/* Discard masked bits */
+	intr_status &= ~intr_mask;
+
 	/* Not used events (e.g. MMC interrupts) are not handled. */
 	if ((intr_status & GMAC_INT_STATUS_MMCTIS))
 		x->mmc_tx_irq_n++;