diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index d08ff8f5ff15..a862d5f91fce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,11 @@ static int stmmac_phylink_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	/* Stmmac always requires an RX clock for hardware initialization */
 	config->mac_requires_rxc = true;
 
-	if (!(priv->plat->flags & STMMAC_FLAG_RX_CLK_RUNS_IN_LPI))
+	/* Disable EEE RX clock stop to ensure VLAN register access works
+	 * correctly.
+	 */
+	if (!(priv->plat->flags & STMMAC_FLAG_RX_CLK_RUNS_IN_LPI) &&
+	    !(priv->dev->features & NETIF_F_VLAN_FEATURES))
 		config->eee_rx_clk_stop_enable = true;
 
 	/* Set the default transmit clock stop bit based on the platform glue */