diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c
index 472e0c3fe5..7704d9ac48 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static esp_err_t emac_esp32_transmit_multiple_bufs(esp_eth_mac_t *mac, uint32_t
     uint32_t len[argc];
     uint32_t exp_len = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-        bufs[i] = va_arg(args, uint8_t*);
+        bufs[i] = va_arg(args, uint8_t *);
         len[i] = va_arg(args, uint32_t);
         exp_len += len[i];
     }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void emac_esp32_rx_task(void *arg)
                     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "receive len= %d", recv_len);
                     emac->eth->stack_input(emac->eth, buffer, recv_len);
                 }
-            /* if allocation failed and there is a waiting frame */
+                /* if allocation failed and there is a waiting frame */
             } else if (frame_len) {
                 ESP_LOGE(TAG, "no mem for receive buffer");
                 /* ensure that interface to EMAC does not get stuck with unprocessed frames */
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static esp_err_t emac_config_apll_clock(void)
     }
     // If the difference of real APLL frequency is not within 50 ppm, i.e. 2500 Hz, the APLL is unavailable
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(abs((int)real_freq - (int)expt_freq) <= 2500,
-                         ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, TAG, "The APLL is working at an unusable frequency");
+                        ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, TAG, "The APLL is working at an unusable frequency");
 
     return ESP_OK;
 }
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ static esp_err_t emac_esp32_init(esp_eth_mac_t *mac)
     esp_pm_lock_acquire(emac->pm_lock);
 #endif
     return ESP_OK;
+
 err:
     eth->on_state_changed(eth, ETH_STATE_DEINIT, NULL);
-    periph_module_disable(PERIPH_EMAC_MODULE);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -427,7 +427,10 @@ static esp_err_t emac_esp32_del(esp_eth_mac_t *mac)
 {
     emac_esp32_t *emac = __containerof(mac, emac_esp32_t, parent);
     esp_emac_free_driver_obj(emac, emac_hal_get_desc_chain(&emac->hal));
-    periph_module_disable(PERIPH_EMAC_MODULE);
+    /// disable bus clock
+    PERIPH_RCC_ATOMIC() {
+        emac_ll_enable_bus_clock(0, false);
+    }
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
@@ -601,12 +604,16 @@ esp_eth_mac_t *esp_eth_mac_new_esp32(const eth_esp32_emac_config_t *esp32_config
     esp_eth_mac_t *ret = NULL;
     void *descriptors = NULL;
     emac_esp32_t *emac = NULL;
-    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(config, NULL, err, TAG, "can't set mac config to null");
+    ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(config, NULL, TAG, "can't set mac config to null");
     ret_code = esp_emac_alloc_driver_obj(config, &emac, &descriptors);
-    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(ret_code == ESP_OK, NULL, err, TAG, "alloc driver object failed");
+    ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(ret_code == ESP_OK, NULL, TAG, "alloc driver object failed");
 
-    /* enable APB to access Ethernet peripheral registers */
-    periph_module_enable(PERIPH_EMAC_MODULE);
+    // enable bus clock for the EMAC module, and reset the registers into default state
+    // this must be called before HAL layer initialization
+    PERIPH_RCC_ATOMIC() {
+        emac_ll_enable_bus_clock(0, true);
+        emac_ll_reset_register(0);
+    }
     /* initialize hal layer driver */
     emac_hal_init(&emac->hal, descriptors, emac->rx_buf, emac->tx_buf);
     /* alloc interrupt */
@@ -619,7 +626,7 @@ esp_eth_mac_t *esp_eth_mac_new_esp32(const eth_esp32_emac_config_t *esp32_config
     }
     ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(ret_code == ESP_OK, NULL, err, TAG, "alloc emac interrupt failed");
     ret_code = esp_emac_config_data_interface(esp32_config, emac);
-    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(ret_code == ESP_OK, NULL, err_interf, TAG, "config emac interface failed");
+    ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(ret_code == ESP_OK, NULL, err, TAG, "config emac interface failed");
 
     emac->dma_burst_len = esp32_config->dma_burst_len;
     emac->sw_reset_timeout_ms = config->sw_reset_timeout_ms;
@@ -649,8 +656,6 @@ esp_eth_mac_t *esp_eth_mac_new_esp32(const eth_esp32_emac_config_t *esp32_config
     emac->parent.receive = emac_esp32_receive;
     return &(emac->parent);
 
-err_interf:
-    periph_module_disable(PERIPH_EMAC_MODULE);
 err:
     esp_emac_free_driver_obj(emac, descriptors);
     return ret;
diff --git a/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac_ll.h b/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac_ll.h
index 7c81da8978..0125ec8058 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac_ll.h
+++ b/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/emac_ll.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "soc/emac_dma_struct.h"
 #include "soc/emac_mac_struct.h"
 #include "soc/emac_ext_struct.h"
+#include "soc/dport_reg.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -142,6 +143,41 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Enable needed interrupts (recv/recv_buf_unavailabal/normal must be enabled to make eth work) */
 #define EMAC_LL_CONFIG_ENABLE_INTR_MASK    (EMAC_LL_INTR_RECEIVE_ENABLE | EMAC_LL_INTR_NORMAL_SUMMARY_ENABLE)
 
+/**
+ * @brief Enable the bus clock for the EMAC module
+ *
+ * @param group_id Group ID
+ * @param enable true to enable, false to disable
+ */
+static inline void emac_ll_enable_bus_clock(int group_id, bool enable)
+{
+    (void)group_id;
+    uint32_t reg_val = DPORT_READ_PERI_REG(DPORT_WIFI_CLK_EN_REG);
+    reg_val &= ~DPORT_WIFI_CLK_EMAC_EN;
+    reg_val |= enable << 14;
+    DPORT_WRITE_PERI_REG(DPORT_WIFI_CLK_EN_REG, reg_val);
+}
+
+/// use a macro to wrap the function, force the caller to use it in a critical section
+/// the critical section needs to declare the __DECLARE_RCC_ATOMIC_ENV variable in advance
+#define emac_ll_enable_bus_clock(...) (void)__DECLARE_RCC_ATOMIC_ENV; emac_ll_enable_bus_clock(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+/**
+ * @brief Reset the EMAC module
+ *
+ * @param group_id Group ID
+ */
+static inline void emac_ll_reset_register(int group_id)
+{
+    (void)group_id;
+    DPORT_WRITE_PERI_REG(DPORT_CORE_RST_EN_REG, DPORT_EMAC_RST);
+    DPORT_WRITE_PERI_REG(DPORT_CORE_RST_EN_REG, 0);
+}
+
+/// use a macro to wrap the function, force the caller to use it in a critical section
+/// the critical section needs to declare the __DECLARE_RCC_ATOMIC_ENV variable in advance
+#define emac_ll_reset_register(...) (void)__DECLARE_RCC_ATOMIC_ENV; emac_ll_reset_register(__VA_ARGS__)
+
 /************** Start of mac regs operation ********************/
 /* emacgmiiaddr */
 static inline void emac_ll_set_csr_clock_division(emac_mac_dev_t *mac_regs, uint32_t div_mode)
@@ -367,8 +403,6 @@ static inline void emac_ll_set_addr(emac_mac_dev_t *mac_regs, const uint8_t *add
 }
 /*************** End of mac regs operation *********************/
 
-
-
 /************** Start of dma regs operation ********************/
 /* dmabusmode */
 static inline void emac_ll_reset(emac_dma_dev_t *dma_regs)
@@ -551,7 +585,6 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) static inline void emac_ll_clear_all_pending_intr
     dma_regs->dmastatus.val = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 }
 
-
 /* dmatxpolldemand / dmarxpolldemand */
 static inline void emac_ll_transmit_poll_demand(emac_dma_dev_t *dma_regs, uint32_t val)
 {
@@ -564,8 +597,6 @@ static inline void emac_ll_receive_poll_demand(emac_dma_dev_t *dma_regs, uint32_
 
 /*************** End of dma regs operation *********************/
 
-
-
 /************** Start of ext regs operation ********************/
 static inline void emac_ll_clock_enable_mii(emac_ext_dev_t *ext_regs)
 {
@@ -599,7 +630,6 @@ static inline void emac_ll_clock_enable_rmii_output(emac_ext_dev_t *ext_regs)
     ext_regs->ex_clkout_conf.h_div_num = 0;
 }
 
-
 static inline void emac_ll_pause_frame_enable(emac_ext_dev_t *ext_regs, bool enable)
 {
     ext_regs->ex_phyinf_conf.sbd_flowctrl = enable;