diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 62460a5b4ad936a42405616da77758fccb923ea9..39c1050922144b2fcb9b8f7d8153cf4ee4208871 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3195,14 +3195,16 @@ static netdev_tx_t stmmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		stmmac_prepare_tx_desc(priv, first, 1, nopaged_len,
 				csum_insertion, priv->mode, 1, last_segment,
 				skb->len);
-
-		/* The own bit must be the latest setting done when prepare the
-		 * descriptor and then barrier is needed to make sure that
-		 * all is coherent before granting the DMA engine.
-		 */
-		wmb();
+	} else {
+		stmmac_set_tx_owner(priv, first);
 	}
 
+	/* The own bit must be the latest setting done when prepare the
+	 * descriptor and then barrier is needed to make sure that
+	 * all is coherent before granting the DMA engine.
+	 */
+	wmb();
+
 	netdev_tx_sent_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, queue), skb->len);
 
 	stmmac_enable_dma_transmission(priv, priv->ioaddr);