diff --git a/cpu/mips/au1x00_eth.c b/cpu/mips/au1x00_eth.c
index 6272a3aac119dd34be822b0391fd680e844fb596..5074997a29b57505e76c9acac8a3b757ff67ef96 100644
--- a/cpu/mips/au1x00_eth.c
+++ b/cpu/mips/au1x00_eth.c
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ static int au1x00_init(struct eth_device* dev, bd_t * bd){
 }
 
 static void au1x00_halt(struct eth_device* dev){
+	volatile u32 *macen = (volatile u32*)MAC0_ENABLE;
+
+	/* Put MAC0 in reset */
+	*macen = 0;
 }
 
 int au1x00_enet_initialize(bd_t *bis){