diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c
index b11af704ff..90cc8a229f 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth.c
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_eth_transmit_vargs(esp_eth_handle_t hdl, uint32_t argc, ...)
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
     esp_eth_driver_t *eth_driver = (esp_eth_driver_t *)hdl;
 
-    if (atomic_load(&eth_driver->fsm) != ESP_ETH_FSM_START) {
+    if (atomic_load(&eth_driver->link) != ETH_LINK_UP) {
         ret = ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Ethernet is not started");
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Ethernet link is not up, can't transmit");
         goto err;
     }
 
diff --git a/components/esp_eth/test_apps/main/esp_eth_test_l2.c b/components/esp_eth/test_apps/main/esp_eth_test_l2.c
index 55064e25ea..b8712e644e 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/test_apps/main/esp_eth_test_l2.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/test_apps/main/esp_eth_test_l2.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ethernet start/stop stress test under heavy traffic", "[ethernet_l2]"
         poke_and_wait(eth_handle, &rx_i, sizeof(rx_i), eth_event_rx_group);
 
         // wait for dummy traffic
+        xEventGroupClearBits(eth_event_rx_group, ETH_UNICAST_RECV_BIT);
         recv_info.unicast_rx_cnt = 0;
         bits = xEventGroupWaitBits(eth_event_rx_group, ETH_UNICAST_RECV_BIT, true, true, pdMS_TO_TICKS(3000));
         TEST_ASSERT((bits & ETH_UNICAST_RECV_BIT) == ETH_UNICAST_RECV_BIT);
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/basic/components/ethernet_init/ethernet_init.c b/examples/ethernet/basic/components/ethernet_init/ethernet_init.c
index f19cc4b99f..48b7562856 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/basic/components/ethernet_init/ethernet_init.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/basic/components/ethernet_init/ethernet_init.c
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ static esp_eth_handle_t eth_init_spi(spi_eth_module_config_t *spi_eth_module_con
         .mode = 0,
         .clock_speed_hz = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_SPI_CLOCK_MHZ * 1000 * 1000,
         .queue_size = 20,
-        .spics_io_num = spi_eth_module_config->spi_cs_gpio,
-        .input_delay_ns = 20
-
+        .spics_io_num = spi_eth_module_config->spi_cs_gpio
     };
     // Init vendor specific MAC config to default, and create new SPI Ethernet MAC instance
     // and new PHY instance based on board configuration