diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c
index 55af49fd13..48a25093db 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_eth_start(esp_eth_handle_t hdl)
     esp_eth_driver_t *eth_driver = (esp_eth_driver_t *)hdl;
     ETH_CHECK(eth_driver, "ethernet driver handle can't be null", err, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
     esp_eth_phy_t *phy = eth_driver->phy;
-    esp_eth_mac_t *mac = eth_driver->mac;
     // check if driver has started
     esp_eth_fsm_t expected_fsm = ESP_ETH_FSM_STOP;
     if (!atomic_compare_exchange_strong(&eth_driver->fsm, &expected_fsm, ESP_ETH_FSM_START)) {
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_eth_start(esp_eth_handle_t hdl)
         goto err;
     }
     ETH_CHECK(phy->negotiate(phy) == ESP_OK, "phy negotiation failed", err, ESP_FAIL);
-    ETH_CHECK(mac->start(mac) == ESP_OK, "start mac failed", err, ESP_FAIL);
     ETH_CHECK(esp_event_post(ETH_EVENT, ETHERNET_EVENT_START, &eth_driver, sizeof(esp_eth_driver_t *), 0) == ESP_OK,
               "send ETHERNET_EVENT_START event failed", err, ESP_FAIL);
     ETH_CHECK(phy->get_link(phy) == ESP_OK, "phy get link status failed", err, ESP_FAIL);
diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c
index 5ded2fbcec..e72d6897d2 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp32.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static const char *TAG = "emac_esp32";
     } while (0)
 
 #define PHY_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_US (1000)
-#define MAC_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS (100)
+#define MAC_STOP_TIMEOUT_US (250)
 #define FLOW_CONTROL_LOW_WATER_MARK (CONFIG_ETH_DMA_RX_BUFFER_NUM / 3)
 #define FLOW_CONTROL_HIGH_WATER_MARK (FLOW_CONTROL_LOW_WATER_MARK * 2)
 
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static esp_err_t esp_emac_alloc_driver_obj(const eth_mac_config_t *config, emac_esp32_t **emac_out_hdl, void **out_descriptors);
 static void esp_emac_free_driver_obj(emac_esp32_t *emac, void *descriptors);
+static esp_err_t emac_esp32_start(esp_eth_mac_t *mac);
+static esp_err_t emac_esp32_stop(esp_eth_mac_t *mac);
 
 static esp_err_t emac_esp32_set_mediator(esp_eth_mac_t *mac, esp_eth_mediator_t *eth)
 {
@@ -163,11 +165,11 @@ static esp_err_t emac_esp32_set_link(esp_eth_mac_t *mac, eth_link_t link)
     switch (link) {
     case ETH_LINK_UP:
         MAC_CHECK(esp_intr_enable(emac->intr_hdl) == ESP_OK, "enable interrupt failed", err, ESP_FAIL);
-        emac_hal_start(&emac->hal);
+        emac_esp32_start(mac);
         break;
     case ETH_LINK_DOWN:
         MAC_CHECK(esp_intr_disable(emac->intr_hdl) == ESP_OK, "disable interrupt failed", err, ESP_FAIL);
-        emac_hal_stop(&emac->hal);
+        emac_esp32_stop(mac);
         break;
     default:
         MAC_CHECK(false, "unknown link status", err, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
@@ -402,9 +404,9 @@ static esp_err_t emac_esp32_stop(esp_eth_mac_t *mac)
         if ((ret = emac_hal_stop(&emac->hal)) == ESP_OK) {
             break;
         }
-        to += 20;
-        vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(20));
-    } while (to < MAC_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS);
+        to += 25;
+        esp_rom_delay_us(25);
+    } while (to < MAC_STOP_TIMEOUT_US);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/hal/esp32/emac_hal.c b/components/hal/esp32/emac_hal.c
index cdc2b4c514..4484eeb24e 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32/emac_hal.c
+++ b/components/hal/esp32/emac_hal.c
@@ -436,22 +436,25 @@ esp_err_t emac_hal_stop(emac_hal_context_t *hal)
 
     /* Stop DMA transmission */
     opm.start_stop_transmission_command = 0;
-    /* Stop DMA reception */
-    opm.start_stop_rx = 0;
-
     hal->dma_regs->dmaoperation_mode = opm;
-
     if (hal->mac_regs->emacdebug.mactfcs != 0x0) {
         /* Previous transmit in progress */
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
+    /* Disable transmit state machine of the MAC for transmission on the MII */
+    cfg.tx = 0;
+    hal->mac_regs->gmacconfig = cfg;
 
     /* Disable receive state machine of the MAC for reception from the MII */
     cfg.rx = 0;
-    /* Disable transmit state machine of the MAC for transmission on the MII */
-    cfg.tx = 0;
-
     hal->mac_regs->gmacconfig = cfg;
+    if (hal->mac_regs->emacdebug.mtlrfrcs != 0x0) {
+        /* Previous receive copy in progress */
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+    /* Stop DMA reception */
+    opm.start_stop_rx = 0;
+    hal->dma_regs->dmaoperation_mode = opm;
 
     /* Disable Ethernet MAC and DMA Interrupt */
     hal->dma_regs->dmain_en.val = 0x0;
diff --git a/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac.h b/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac.h
index 81708549ba..d1f0d712cb 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac.h
+++ b/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void emac_hal_start(emac_hal_context_t *hal);
  * @param hal EMAC HAL context infostructure
  * @return
  *     - ESP_OK: succeed
-  *    - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE: previous frame transmission is not completed. When this error occurs,
+  *    - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE: previous frame transmission/reception is not completed. When this error occurs,
   *      wait and reapeat the EMAC stop again.
  */
 esp_err_t emac_hal_stop(emac_hal_context_t *hal);