diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 39b4efd521f9..7939ef7e23b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3440,7 +3440,11 @@ static inline void stmmac_rx_refill(struct stmmac_priv *priv, u32 queue)
 		rx_q->rx_count_frames += priv->rx_coal_frames;
 		if (rx_q->rx_count_frames > priv->rx_coal_frames)
 			rx_q->rx_count_frames = 0;
-		use_rx_wd = priv->use_riwt && rx_q->rx_count_frames;
+
+		use_rx_wd = !priv->rx_coal_frames;
+		use_rx_wd |= rx_q->rx_count_frames > 0;
+		if (!priv->use_riwt)
+			use_rx_wd = false;
 
 		dma_wmb();
 		stmmac_set_rx_owner(priv, p, use_rx_wd);