diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 6012eadae460..5b9478dffe10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2727,8 +2727,15 @@ static int stmmac_hw_setup(struct net_device *dev, bool init_ptp)
 
 	/* Enable TSO */
 	if (priv->tso) {
-		for (chan = 0; chan < tx_cnt; chan++)
+		for (chan = 0; chan < tx_cnt; chan++) {
+			struct stmmac_tx_queue *tx_q = &priv->tx_queue[chan];
+
+			/* TSO and TBS cannot co-exist */
+			if (tx_q->tbs & STMMAC_TBS_AVAIL)
+				continue;
+
 			stmmac_enable_tso(priv, priv->ioaddr, 1, chan);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Enable Split Header */
@@ -2820,9 +2827,8 @@ static int stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		struct stmmac_tx_queue *tx_q = &priv->tx_queue[chan];
 		int tbs_en = priv->plat->tx_queues_cfg[chan].tbs_en;
 
+		/* Setup per-TXQ tbs flag before TX descriptor alloc */
 		tx_q->tbs |= tbs_en ? STMMAC_TBS_AVAIL : 0;
-		if (stmmac_enable_tbs(priv, priv->ioaddr, tbs_en, chan))
-			tx_q->tbs &= ~STMMAC_TBS_AVAIL;
 	}
 
 	ret = alloc_dma_desc_resources(priv);