diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000.c b/drivers/net/e1000.c
index 419263b400a..2050883ab93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000.c
@@ -1168,14 +1168,6 @@ static void e1000_disable(FAR struct e1000_driver_s *priv)
 {
   int i = 0;
 
-  /* Reset Tx tail */
-
-  e1000_txclean(priv);
-
-  /* Reset Rx tail */
-
-  e1000_rxclean(priv);
-
   /* Disable interrupts */
 
   e1000_putreg_mem(priv, E1000_IMC, priv->irqs);
@@ -1189,6 +1181,14 @@ static void e1000_disable(FAR struct e1000_driver_s *priv)
 
   e1000_putreg_mem(priv, E1000_RCTL, 0);
 
+  /* Reset Tx tail */
+
+  e1000_txclean(priv);
+
+  /* Reset Rx tail */
+
+  e1000_rxclean(priv);
+
   /* Free RX packets */
 
   for (i = 0; i < E1000_RX_DESC; i += 1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc.c b/drivers/net/igc.c
index 83979ed2ab4..755c8172709 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igc.c
@@ -1048,14 +1048,6 @@ static void igc_disable(FAR struct igc_driver_s *priv)
 {
   int i = 0;
 
-  /* Reset Tx tail */
-
-  igc_txclean(priv);
-
-  /* Reset Rx tail */
-
-  igc_rxclean(priv);
-
   /* Disable interrupts */
 
   igc_putreg_mem(priv, IGC_EIMC, IGC_MSIX_EIMS);
@@ -1070,6 +1062,14 @@ static void igc_disable(FAR struct igc_driver_s *priv)
 
   igc_putreg_mem(priv, IGC_RCTL, 0);
 
+  /* Reset Tx tail */
+
+  igc_txclean(priv);
+
+  /* Reset Rx tail */
+
+  igc_rxclean(priv);
+
   /* Free RX packets */
 
   for (i = 0; i < IGC_RX_DESC; i += 1)