diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index b916080f4ff1..ca62041efecd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -3441,6 +3441,8 @@ static void bcmgenet_netif_stop(struct net_device *dev, bool stop_phy)
 {
 	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	/* Stop completion polling before it can wake a stopped queue */
+	bcmgenet_disable_tx_napi(priv);
 	netif_tx_disable(dev);
 
 	/* Disable MAC receive */
@@ -3455,7 +3457,6 @@ static void bcmgenet_netif_stop(struct net_device *dev, bool stop_phy)
 	/* Disable MAC transmit. TX DMA disabled must be done before this */
 	umac_enable_set(priv, CMD_TX_EN, false);
 
-	bcmgenet_disable_tx_napi(priv);
 	bcmgenet_disable_rx_napi(priv);
 	bcmgenet_intr_disable(priv);
 
@@ -4320,6 +4321,8 @@ static int bcmgenet_suspend(struct device *d)
 	netif_device_detach(dev);
 
 	if (device_may_wakeup(d) && priv->wolopts) {
+		/* Stop completion polling before it can wake a stopped queue */
+		bcmgenet_disable_tx_napi(priv);
 		netif_tx_disable(dev);
 
 		/* Suspend non-wake Rx data flows */
@@ -4348,7 +4351,6 @@ static int bcmgenet_suspend(struct device *d)
 			netdev_warn(priv->dev,
 				    "Timed out while disabling TX DMA\n");
 
-		bcmgenet_disable_tx_napi(priv);
 		bcmgenet_disable_rx_napi(priv);
 		disable_irq(priv->irq1);
 		bcmgenet_tx_reclaim_all(dev);