diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 14f890f2a970..3c7cfda80433 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2247,10 +2247,8 @@ static void stmmac_tx_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 	struct stmmac_tx_queue *tx_q = from_timer(tx_q, t, txtimer);
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = tx_q->priv_data;
 
-	if (napi_schedule_prep(&tx_q->napi)) {
-		stmmac_disable_dma_irq(priv, priv->ioaddr, tx_q->queue_index);
+	if (napi_schedule_prep(&tx_q->napi))
 		__napi_schedule(&tx_q->napi);
-	}
 
 	tx_q->tx_timer_active = 0;
 }