diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 45069dc0ccc6..94a608585f71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -4933,6 +4933,21 @@ static int igc_save_qbv_schedule(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 
 		end_time += e->interval;
 
+		/* If any of the conditions below are true, we need to manually
+		 * control the end time of the cycle.
+		 * 1. Qbv users can specify a cycle time that is not equal
+		 * to the total GCL intervals. Hence, recalculation is
+		 * necessary here to exclude the time interval that
+		 * exceeds the cycle time.
+		 * 2. According to IEEE Std. 802.1Q-2018 section 8.6.9.2,
+		 * once the end of the list is reached, it will switch
+		 * to the END_OF_CYCLE state and leave the gates in the
+		 * same state until the next cycle is started.
+		 */
+		if (end_time > adapter->cycle_time ||
+		    n + 1 == qopt->num_entries)
+			end_time = adapter->cycle_time;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_tx_queues; i++) {
 			struct igc_ring *ring = adapter->tx_ring[i];