/* MAC core supports the EEE feature. */
        if (priv->dma_cap.eee) {
+               int tx_lpi_timer = priv->tx_lpi_timer;
+
                /* Check if the PHY supports EEE */
-               if (phy_init_eee(priv->phydev, 1))
+               if (phy_init_eee(priv->phydev, 1)) {
+                       /* To manage at run-time if the EEE cannot be supported
+                        * anymore (for example because the lp caps have been
+                        * changed).
+                        * In that case the driver disable own timers.
+                        */
+                       if (priv->eee_active) {
+                               pr_debug("stmmac: disable EEE\n");
+                               del_timer_sync(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
+                               priv->hw->mac->set_eee_timer(priv->ioaddr, 0,
+                                                            tx_lpi_timer);
+                       }
+                       priv->eee_active = 0;
                        goto out;
-
+               }
+               /* Activate the EEE and start timers */
                if (!priv->eee_active) {
                        priv->eee_active = 1;
                        init_timer(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
 
                        priv->hw->mac->set_eee_timer(priv->ioaddr,
                                                     STMMAC_DEFAULT_LIT_LS,
-                                                    priv->tx_lpi_timer);
+                                                    tx_lpi_timer);
                } else
                        /* Set HW EEE according to the speed */
                        priv->hw->mac->set_eee_pls(priv->ioaddr,
                                                   priv->phydev->link);
 
-               pr_info("stmmac: Energy-Efficient Ethernet initialized\n");
+               pr_debug("stmmac: Energy-Efficient Ethernet initialized\n");
 
                ret = true;
        }