diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index a999d6b33a64..1f319c9cee46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -5190,8 +5190,6 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	netif_device_attach(ndev);
-
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 	stmmac_reset_queues_param(priv);
@@ -5218,6 +5216,8 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	phylink_mac_change(priv->phylink, true);
 
+	netif_device_attach(ndev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stmmac_resume);