diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index b1454c63e675..0cc83e8417ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3017,6 +3017,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t stmmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	tx_q = &priv->tx_queue[queue];
 
+	if (priv->tx_path_in_lpi_mode)
+		stmmac_disable_eee_mode(priv);
+
 	/* Manage oversized TCP frames for GMAC4 device */
 	if (skb_is_gso(skb) && priv->tso) {
 		if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & (SKB_GSO_TCPV4 | SKB_GSO_TCPV6)) {
@@ -3044,9 +3047,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t stmmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
 
-	if (priv->tx_path_in_lpi_mode)
-		stmmac_disable_eee_mode(priv);
-
 	entry = tx_q->cur_tx;
 	first_entry = entry;