diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 91b2aa81914b..e2d51014ab4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3900,8 +3900,10 @@ static void stmmac_fpe_stop_wq(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	set_bit(__FPE_REMOVING, &priv->fpe_task_state);
 
-	if (priv->fpe_wq)
+	if (priv->fpe_wq) {
 		destroy_workqueue(priv->fpe_wq);
+		priv->fpe_wq = NULL;
+	}
 
 	netdev_info(priv->dev, "FPE workqueue stop");
 }