diff --git a/components/ethernet/Kconfig b/components/ethernet/Kconfig
index 663871f2a..46e86cc60 100644
--- a/components/ethernet/Kconfig
+++ b/components/ethernet/Kconfig
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@ menuconfig ETHERNET
 
 config DMA_RX_BUF_NUM
     int "Number of DMA RX buffers"
-    range 1 10
+    range 3 20
     default 10
     depends on ETHERNET
     help
         Number of DMA receive buffers. Each buffer is 1600 bytes.
         Buffers are allocated statically.
         Larger number of buffers increases throughput.
+        If enable flow ctrl, the num must be above 9 .
 
 config DMA_TX_BUF_NUM
     int "Number of DMA RX buffers"
-    range 1 10
+    range 3 20
     default 10
     depends on ETHERNET
     help
diff --git a/components/ethernet/emac_main.c b/components/ethernet/emac_main.c
index 067d1a8ed..853887cfc 100644
--- a/components/ethernet/emac_main.c
+++ b/components/ethernet/emac_main.c
@@ -216,7 +216,14 @@ static void emac_set_user_config_data(eth_config_t *config )
     emac_config.emac_phy_check_init = config->phy_check_init;
     emac_config.emac_phy_get_speed_mode = config->phy_get_speed_mode;
     emac_config.emac_phy_get_duplex_mode = config->phy_get_duplex_mode;
+#if DMA_RX_BUF_NUM > 9
     emac_config.emac_flow_ctrl_enable = config->flow_ctrl_enable;
+#else 
+    if(config->flow_ctrl_enable == true) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "eth flow ctrl init err!!! Please run make menuconfig and make sure DMA_RX_BUF_NUM > 9 .");
+    }
+    emac_config.emac_flow_ctrl_enable = false;
+#endif
     emac_config.emac_phy_get_partner_pause_enable = config->phy_get_partner_pause_enable;
 }