diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
index 5c234a8158c7..e12df9d99089 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, u8 *mac)
 	dma_cfg->mixed_burst = of_property_read_bool(np, "snps,mixed-burst");
 
 	plat->force_thresh_dma_mode = of_property_read_bool(np, "snps,force_thresh_dma_mode");
-	if (plat->force_thresh_dma_mode) {
+	if (plat->force_thresh_dma_mode && plat->force_sf_dma_mode) {
 		plat->force_sf_dma_mode = 0;
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
 			 "force_sf_dma_mode is ignored if force_thresh_dma_mode is set.\n");