diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
index 702aa217a27a..4c6c1792fdc7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ qcaspi_get_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 static int
 qcaspi_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 {
-	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
 	struct qcaspi *qca = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if ((ring->rx_pending) ||
@@ -266,14 +265,14 @@ qcaspi_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 	    (ring->rx_jumbo_pending))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (netif_running(dev))
-		ops->ndo_stop(dev);
+	if (qca->spi_thread)
+		kthread_park(qca->spi_thread);
 
 	qca->txr.count = max_t(u32, ring->tx_pending, TX_RING_MIN_LEN);
 	qca->txr.count = min_t(u16, qca->txr.count, TX_RING_MAX_LEN);
 
-	if (netif_running(dev))
-		ops->ndo_open(dev);
+	if (qca->spi_thread)
+		kthread_unpark(qca->spi_thread);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index db6817de24a1..04a7185e440d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -573,6 +573,18 @@ qcaspi_spi_thread(void *data)
 	netdev_info(qca->net_dev, "SPI thread created\n");
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		if (kthread_should_park()) {
+			netif_tx_disable(qca->net_dev);
+			netif_carrier_off(qca->net_dev);
+			qcaspi_flush_tx_ring(qca);
+			kthread_parkme();
+			if (qca->sync == QCASPI_SYNC_READY) {
+				netif_carrier_on(qca->net_dev);
+				netif_wake_queue(qca->net_dev);
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if ((qca->intr_req == qca->intr_svc) &&
 		    !qca->txr.skb[qca->txr.head])
 			schedule();