diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 52cab9de05f278cb2d344a28e8bf1751e780aa67..87510951f4e80b4f6e3aa52424439886216fe195 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3873,7 +3873,6 @@ static int __stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	stmmac_hw_teardown(dev);
 init_error:
-	free_dma_desc_resources(priv, &priv->dma_conf);
 	phylink_disconnect_phy(priv->phylink);
 init_phy_error:
 	pm_runtime_put(priv->device);
@@ -3891,6 +3890,9 @@ static int stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return PTR_ERR(dma_conf);
 
 	ret = __stmmac_open(dev, dma_conf);
+	if (ret)
+		free_dma_desc_resources(priv, dma_conf);
+
 	kfree(dma_conf);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -5633,12 +5635,15 @@ static int stmmac_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		stmmac_release(dev);
 
 		ret = __stmmac_open(dev, dma_conf);
-		kfree(dma_conf);
 		if (ret) {
+			free_dma_desc_resources(priv, dma_conf);
+			kfree(dma_conf);
 			netdev_err(priv->dev, "failed reopening the interface after MTU change\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
 
+		kfree(dma_conf);
+
 		stmmac_set_rx_mode(dev);
 	}