diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index f10fca4d9dc8..0e95802a6fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -4566,8 +4566,6 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 			stmmac_mdio_reset(priv->mii);
 	}
 
-	netif_device_attach(ndev);
-
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 	stmmac_reset_queues_param(priv);
@@ -4582,6 +4580,8 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	stmmac_start_all_queues(priv);
 
+	netif_device_attach(ndev);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
 	if (ndev->phydev)