diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index cb1d03b530c4..d20dc782ed5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -462,11 +462,13 @@ static void stmmac_eee_ctrl_timer(struct timer_list *t)
  *  can also manage EEE, this function enable the LPI state and start related
  *  timer.
  */
-static bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
+static void stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	/* Check if MAC core supports the EEE feature. */
-	if (!priv->dma_cap.eee)
-		return false;
+	if (!priv->dma_cap.eee) {
+		priv->eee_enabled = false;
+		return;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
@@ -483,8 +485,9 @@ static bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 						priv->plat->mult_fact_100ns,
 						false);
 		}
+		priv->eee_enabled = false;
 		mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
-		return false;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (priv->eee_active && !priv->eee_enabled) {
@@ -507,9 +510,10 @@ static bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 			  STMMAC_LPI_T(priv->tx_lpi_timer));
 	}
 
+	priv->eee_enabled = true;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	netdev_dbg(priv->dev, "Energy-Efficient Ethernet initialized\n");
-	return true;
 }
 
 /* stmmac_get_tx_hwtstamp - get HW TX timestamps
@@ -967,7 +971,7 @@ static void stmmac_mac_link_down(struct phylink_config *config,
 
 	stmmac_mac_set(priv, priv->ioaddr, false);
 	priv->eee_active = false;
-	priv->eee_enabled = stmmac_eee_init(priv);
+	stmmac_eee_init(priv);
 	stmmac_set_eee_pls(priv, priv->hw, false);
 
 	if (stmmac_fpe_supported(priv))
@@ -1080,7 +1084,7 @@ static void stmmac_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 					     STMMAC_FLAG_RX_CLK_RUNS_IN_LPI));
 		priv->tx_lpi_timer = phy->eee_cfg.tx_lpi_timer;
 		priv->eee_active = phy->enable_tx_lpi;
-		priv->eee_enabled = stmmac_eee_init(priv);
+		stmmac_eee_init(priv);
 		stmmac_set_eee_pls(priv, priv->hw, true);
 	}