diff --git a/hw/net/dp8393x.c b/hw/net/dp8393x.c
index 4057a263de..45b954e46c 100644
--- a/hw/net/dp8393x.c
+++ b/hw/net/dp8393x.c
@@ -588,15 +588,14 @@ static uint64_t dp8393x_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned int size)
 
     trace_dp8393x_read(reg, reg_names[reg], val, size);
 
-    return s->big_endian ? val << 16 : val;
+    return val;
 }
 
-static void dp8393x_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t data,
+static void dp8393x_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t val,
                           unsigned int size)
 {
     dp8393xState *s = opaque;
     int reg = addr >> s->it_shift;
-    uint32_t val = s->big_endian ? data >> 16 : data;
 
     trace_dp8393x_write(reg, reg_names[reg], val, size);
 
@@ -677,11 +676,16 @@ static void dp8393x_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t data,
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Since .impl.max_access_size is effectively controlled by the it_shift
+ * property, leave it unspecified for now to allow the memory API to
+ * correctly zero extend the 16-bit register values to the access size up to and
+ * including it_shift.
+ */
 static const MemoryRegionOps dp8393x_ops = {
     .read = dp8393x_read,
     .write = dp8393x_write,
-    .impl.min_access_size = 4,
-    .impl.max_access_size = 4,
+    .impl.min_access_size = 2,
     .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
 };