diff --git a/drivers/net/rtl8168d/config.toml b/drivers/net/rtl8168d/config.toml
index ee98e345f3..5c57ac7563 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rtl8168d/config.toml
+++ b/drivers/net/rtl8168d/config.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [[drivers]]
-name = "RTL8168 NIC"
+name = "RTL8168/8169 NIC"
 class = 0x02
 ids = { 0x10ec = [0x8168, 0x8169] }
 command = ["rtl8168d"]
diff --git a/drivers/net/rtl8168d/src/device.rs b/drivers/net/rtl8168d/src/device.rs
index 7229a52def..f140a31243 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rtl8168d/src/device.rs
+++ b/drivers/net/rtl8168d/src/device.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ impl NetworkAdapter for Rtl8168 {
         }
 
         let rd = &mut self.receive_ring[self.receive_i];
-        if !rd.ctrl.readf(OWN) {
+        let own = rd.ctrl.readf(OWN);
+        if !own {
+            core::sync::atomic::fence(core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Acquire);
             let rd_len = rd.ctrl.read() & 0x3FFF;
 
             let data = &self.receive_buffer[self.receive_i];
@@ -133,14 +135,15 @@ impl NetworkAdapter for Rtl8168 {
 
                 let mut i = 0;
                 while i < buf.len() && i < data.len() {
-                    data[i].write(buf[i]);
-                    i += 1;
-                }
+                data[i].write(buf[i]);
+                i += 1;
+            }
 
-                let eor = td.ctrl.read() & EOR;
-                td.ctrl.write(OWN | eor | FS | LS | i as u32);
+            let eor = td.ctrl.read() & EOR;
+            td.ctrl.write(OWN | eor | FS | LS | i as u32);
 
-                self.regs.tppoll.writef(1 << 6, true); //Notify of normal priority packet
+            core::sync::atomic::fence(core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
+            self.regs.tppoll.writef(1 << 6, true); //Notify of normal priority packet
 
                 while self.regs.tppoll.readf(1 << 6) {
                     std::hint::spin_loop();