diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 2f24d5c584e6..b9d849a3f06e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ struct stmmac_tx_queue {
 	unsigned int cur_tx;
 	unsigned int dirty_tx;
 	dma_addr_t dma_tx_phy;
-	dma_addr_t tx_tail_addr;
 	u32 mss;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index dc7b19063564..f096d52a1672 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -389,12 +389,13 @@ static void stmmac_set_queue_tx_tail_ptr(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 					 struct stmmac_tx_queue *tx_q,
 					 unsigned int chan, unsigned int index)
 {
-	int desc_size;
+	size_t desc_size;
+	u32 tx_tail_addr;
 
 	desc_size = stmmac_get_tx_desc_size(priv, tx_q);
 
-	tx_q->tx_tail_addr = tx_q->dma_tx_phy + index * desc_size;
-	stmmac_set_tx_tail_ptr(priv, priv->ioaddr, tx_q->tx_tail_addr, chan);
+	tx_tail_addr = tx_q->dma_tx_phy + index * desc_size;
+	stmmac_set_tx_tail_ptr(priv, priv->ioaddr, tx_tail_addr, chan);
 }
 
 static size_t stmmac_get_rx_desc_size(struct stmmac_priv *priv)