diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
index a6589935126..0156eeb66ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ eth_ark_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	ark->rqpacing =
 		(struct ark_rqpace_t *)(ark->bar0 + ARK_RCPACING_BASE);
 	ark->started = 0;
+	ark->pkt_dir_v = ARK_PKT_DIR_INIT_VAL;
 
 	ARK_PMD_LOG(INFO, "Sys Ctrl Const = 0x%x  HW Commit_ID: %08x\n",
 		      ark->sysctrl.t32[4],
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.c
index 25e12183106..dbfd2924bda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ark_pktdir_init(void *base)
 		return inst;
 	}
 	inst->regs = (struct ark_pkt_dir_regs *)base;
-	inst->regs->ctrl = 0x00110110;	/* POR state */
+	inst->regs->ctrl = ARK_PKT_DIR_INIT_VAL; /* POR state */
 	return inst;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.h
index 4afd128f95d..b5577cebb36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktdir.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#define ARK_PKTDIR_BASE_ADR  0xa0000
+#define ARK_PKT_DIR_INIT_VAL 0x0110
 
 typedef void *ark_pkt_dir_t;