diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
index 844f7d516a40..53f51eebb746 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
@@ -1216,6 +1216,10 @@ static int stmmac_get_mm(struct net_device *ndev,
 	if (!stmmac_fpe_supported(priv))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	state->rx_min_frag_size = ETH_ZLEN;
+	frag_size = stmmac_fpe_get_add_frag_size(priv);
+	state->tx_min_frag_size = ethtool_mm_frag_size_add_to_min(frag_size);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->fpe_cfg.lock, flags);
 
 	state->max_verify_time = STMMAC_FPE_MM_MAX_VERIFY_TIME_MS;
@@ -1224,7 +1228,6 @@ static int stmmac_get_mm(struct net_device *ndev,
 	state->verify_time = priv->fpe_cfg.verify_time;
 	state->tx_enabled = priv->fpe_cfg.tx_enabled;
 	state->verify_status = priv->fpe_cfg.status;
-	state->rx_min_frag_size = ETH_ZLEN;
 
 	/* FPE active if common tx_enabled and
 	 * (verification success or disabled(forced))
@@ -1236,9 +1239,6 @@ static int stmmac_get_mm(struct net_device *ndev,
 	else
 		state->tx_active = false;
 
-	frag_size = stmmac_fpe_get_add_frag_size(priv);
-	state->tx_min_frag_size = ethtool_mm_frag_size_add_to_min(frag_size);
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->fpe_cfg.lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1258,6 +1258,8 @@ static int stmmac_set_mm(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_mm_cfg *cfg,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	stmmac_fpe_set_add_frag_size(priv, frag_size);
+
 	/* Wait for the verification that's currently in progress to finish */
 	timer_shutdown_sync(&fpe_cfg->verify_timer);
 
@@ -1271,7 +1273,6 @@ static int stmmac_set_mm(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_mm_cfg *cfg,
 	if (!cfg->verify_enabled)
 		fpe_cfg->status = ETHTOOL_MM_VERIFY_STATUS_DISABLED;
 
-	stmmac_fpe_set_add_frag_size(priv, frag_size);
 	stmmac_fpe_apply(priv);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fpe_cfg->lock, flags);