diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 078ad0ec859307270e432bd0c20658440eebc0fd..b418f9437bf027b0a38a441e097f314c58c713dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -286,10 +286,25 @@ bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 	/* MAC core supports the EEE feature. */
 	if (priv->dma_cap.eee) {
+		int tx_lpi_timer = priv->tx_lpi_timer;
+
 		/* Check if the PHY supports EEE */
-		if (phy_init_eee(priv->phydev, 1))
+		if (phy_init_eee(priv->phydev, 1)) {
+			/* To manage at run-time if the EEE cannot be supported
+			 * anymore (for example because the lp caps have been
+			 * changed).
+			 * In that case the driver disable own timers.
+			 */
+			if (priv->eee_active) {
+				pr_debug("stmmac: disable EEE\n");
+				del_timer_sync(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
+				priv->hw->mac->set_eee_timer(priv->ioaddr, 0,
+							     tx_lpi_timer);
+			}
+			priv->eee_active = 0;
 			goto out;
-
+		}
+		/* Activate the EEE and start timers */
 		if (!priv->eee_active) {
 			priv->eee_active = 1;
 			init_timer(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
@@ -300,13 +315,13 @@ bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 			priv->hw->mac->set_eee_timer(priv->ioaddr,
 						     STMMAC_DEFAULT_LIT_LS,
-						     priv->tx_lpi_timer);
+						     tx_lpi_timer);
 		} else
 			/* Set HW EEE according to the speed */
 			priv->hw->mac->set_eee_pls(priv->ioaddr,
 						   priv->phydev->link);
 
-		pr_info("stmmac: Energy-Efficient Ethernet initialized\n");
+		pr_debug("stmmac: Energy-Efficient Ethernet initialized\n");
 
 		ret = true;
 	}