diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index cfb60b20e625..903c5d8a226e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3101,6 +3101,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -3328,6 +3329,7 @@ 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;