1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 343eb68fff73..0d7c458168d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3485,12 +3485,11 @@ e1000_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
                 adapter->rx_buffer_len = MAXIMUM_ETHERNET_VLAN_SIZE;
 
         netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
+        adapter->hw.max_frame_size = max_frame;
 
         if (netif_running(netdev))
                 e1000_reinit_locked(adapter);
 
-        adapter->hw.max_frame_size = max_frame;
-
         return 0;
 }