diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
index e13228f..44c052f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/norm_desc.c
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ static void ndesc_prepare_tx_desc(struct dma_desc *p, int is_fs, int len,
 	if (ls)
 		tdes1 |= TDES1_LAST_SEGMENT;
 
-	if (tx_own)
-		tdes1 |= TDES0_OWN;
-
 	p->des1 = tdes1;
+
+	if (tx_own)
+		p->des0 |= TDES0_OWN;
 }
 
 static void ndesc_set_tx_ic(struct dma_desc *p)