diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 1cb466dd5b3fcee2e7ef8347cf110c339f94c833..6f51a265459d7b85ed40dd68c717bc4795232eeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3053,8 +3053,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t stmmac_tso_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		tx_q->tx_count_frames = 0;
 		stmmac_set_tx_ic(priv, desc);
 		priv->xstats.tx_set_ic_bit++;
-	} else {
-		stmmac_tx_timer_arm(priv, queue);
 	}
 
 	/* We've used all descriptors we need for this skb, however,
@@ -3125,6 +3123,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t stmmac_tso_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	tx_q->tx_tail_addr = tx_q->dma_tx_phy + (tx_q->cur_tx * sizeof(*desc));
 	stmmac_set_tx_tail_ptr(priv, priv->ioaddr, tx_q->tx_tail_addr, queue);
+	stmmac_tx_timer_arm(priv, queue);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
@@ -3276,8 +3275,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t stmmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		tx_q->tx_count_frames = 0;
 		stmmac_set_tx_ic(priv, desc);
 		priv->xstats.tx_set_ic_bit++;
-	} else {
-		stmmac_tx_timer_arm(priv, queue);
 	}
 
 	/* We've used all descriptors we need for this skb, however,
@@ -3366,6 +3363,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t stmmac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	tx_q->tx_tail_addr = tx_q->dma_tx_phy + (tx_q->cur_tx * sizeof(*desc));
 	stmmac_set_tx_tail_ptr(priv, priv->ioaddr, tx_q->tx_tail_addr, queue);
+	stmmac_tx_timer_arm(priv, queue);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;