diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac5.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac5.c
index 413f660172199..e95d35f1e5a0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac5.c
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ int dwmac5_flex_pps_config(void __iomem *ioaddr, int index,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	val |= PPSCMDx(index, 0x2);
 	val |= TRGTMODSELx(index, 0x2);
 	val |= PPSEN0;
+	writel(val, ioaddr + MAC_PPS_CONTROL);
 
 	writel(cfg->start.tv_sec, ioaddr + MAC_PPSx_TARGET_TIME_SEC(index));
 
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ int dwmac5_flex_pps_config(void __iomem *ioaddr, int index,
 	writel(period - 1, ioaddr + MAC_PPSx_WIDTH(index));
 
 	/* Finally, activate it */
+	val |= PPSCMDx(index, 0x2);
 	writel(val, ioaddr + MAC_PPS_CONTROL);
 	return 0;
 }