diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 9c11c4d0f3fd..55e89b3838f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static void stmmac_dma_operation_mode(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 		 *    that needs to not insert csum in the TDES.
 		 */
 		priv->hw->dma->dma_mode(priv->ioaddr, SF_DMA_MODE, SF_DMA_MODE);
-		tc = SF_DMA_MODE;
+		priv->xstats.threshold = SF_DMA_MODE;
 	} else
 		priv->hw->dma->dma_mode(priv->ioaddr, tc, SF_DMA_MODE);
 }
@@ -1452,7 +1452,8 @@ static void stmmac_dma_interrupt(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	}
 	if (unlikely(status & tx_hard_error_bump_tc)) {
 		/* Try to bump up the dma threshold on this failure */
-		if (unlikely(tc != SF_DMA_MODE) && (tc <= 256)) {
+		if (unlikely(priv->xstats.threshold != SF_DMA_MODE) &&
+		    (tc <= 256)) {
 			tc += 64;
 			if (priv->plat->force_thresh_dma_mode)
 				priv->hw->dma->dma_mode(priv->ioaddr, tc, tc);