diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 7452f3c1cab92f1ba54869dde890e3af145c85fe..d2521ebb8217523676cf7dd37bd01b34fd9d7f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2908,9 +2908,6 @@ static int stmmac_release(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 chan;
 
-	if (priv->eee_enabled)
-		del_timer_sync(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
-
 	if (device_may_wakeup(priv->device))
 		phylink_speed_down(priv->phylink, false);
 	/* Stop and disconnect the PHY */
@@ -2929,6 +2926,11 @@ static int stmmac_release(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (priv->lpi_irq > 0)
 		free_irq(priv->lpi_irq, dev);
 
+	if (priv->eee_enabled) {
+		priv->tx_path_in_lpi_mode = false;
+		del_timer_sync(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
+	}
+
 	/* Stop TX/RX DMA and clear the descriptors */
 	stmmac_stop_all_dma(priv);
 
@@ -5155,6 +5157,11 @@ int stmmac_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	for (chan = 0; chan < priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use; chan++)
 		del_timer_sync(&priv->tx_queue[chan].txtimer);
 
+	if (priv->eee_enabled) {
+		priv->tx_path_in_lpi_mode = false;
+		del_timer_sync(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
+	}
+
 	/* Stop TX/RX DMA */
 	stmmac_stop_all_dma(priv);