diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
index 168f0fed68c0..964eca46a653 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ qcom_ethqos_set_sgmii_loopback(struct qcom_ethqos *ethqos, bool enable)
 
 static void ethqos_set_func_clk_en(struct qcom_ethqos *ethqos)
 {
-	qcom_ethqos_set_sgmii_loopback(ethqos, true);
 	rgmii_setmask(ethqos, RGMII_CONFIG_FUNC_CLK_EN, RGMII_IO_MACRO_CONFIG);
 }
 
@@ -532,6 +531,7 @@ static void ethqos_configure_rgmii(struct qcom_ethqos *ethqos, int speed)
 	for (i = 0; i < ethqos->num_rgmii_por; i++)
 		rgmii_writel(ethqos, ethqos->rgmii_por[i].value,
 			     ethqos->rgmii_por[i].offset);
+
 	ethqos_set_func_clk_en(ethqos);
 
 	/* Initialize the DLL first */
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ static int ethqos_clks_config(void *priv, bool enabled)
 		 * cycled. The actual configuration will be adjusted once
 		 * ethqos_fix_mac_speed() is invoked.
 		 */
+		qcom_ethqos_set_sgmii_loopback(ethqos, true);
 		ethqos_set_func_clk_en(ethqos);
 	} else {
 		clk_disable_unprepare(ethqos->link_clk);
@@ -809,6 +810,8 @@ static int qcom_ethqos_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ethqos->serdes_speed = SPEED_1000;
 	ethqos_update_link_clk(ethqos, SPEED_1000);
+
+	qcom_ethqos_set_sgmii_loopback(ethqos, true);
 	ethqos_set_func_clk_en(ethqos);
 
 	plat_dat->bsp_priv = ethqos;