diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 9c2daa87b6d5..e2305197ad49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3110,8 +3110,6 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct net_device *ndev)
 			stmmac_mdio_reset(priv->mii);
 	}
 
-	netif_device_attach(ndev);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	priv->cur_rx = 0;
@@ -3128,6 +3126,8 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	netif_start_queue(ndev);
 
+	netif_device_attach(ndev);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	if (priv->phydev)