diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 59c43918883ecf1f1c3c7693c90c3a3227d4da45..21a5b291b4b39d0ae65dcd8766c9e51a25665dee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ static int cpsw_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		cpdma_ctlr_eoi(priv->dma, CPDMA_EOI_RX);
 		prim_cpsw = cpsw_get_slave_priv(priv, 0);
 		if (prim_cpsw->irq_enabled == false) {
-			cpsw_enable_irq(priv);
 			prim_cpsw->irq_enabled = true;
+			cpsw_enable_irq(priv);
 		}
 	}