diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index b4c8e673fe25..af36cf3b0f76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1428,6 +1428,19 @@ static void dma_free_tx_skbufs(struct stmmac_priv *priv, u32 queue)
 		stmmac_free_tx_buffer(priv, queue, i);
 }
 
+/**
+ * stmmac_free_tx_skbufs - free TX skb buffers
+ * @priv: private structure
+ */
+static void stmmac_free_tx_skbufs(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
+{
+	u32 tx_queue_cnt = priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use;
+	u32 queue;
+
+	for (queue = 0; queue < tx_queue_cnt; queue++)
+		dma_free_tx_skbufs(priv, queue);
+}
+
 /**
  * free_dma_rx_desc_resources - free RX dma desc resources
  * @priv: private structure
@@ -4503,6 +4516,7 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 	 */
 	priv->mss = 0;
 
+	stmmac_free_tx_skbufs(priv);
 	stmmac_clear_descriptors(priv);
 
 	stmmac_hw_setup(ndev, false);