diff --git a/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_hw.c b/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_hw.c
index e2e45bce7b26..8a8494ce5e72 100644
--- a/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_hw.c
+++ b/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_hw.c
@@ -2498,6 +2498,9 @@ ql_init_hw_if(qla_host_t *ha)
 	if (qla_hw_add_all_mcast(ha))
 		return (-1);
 
+	if (ql_set_max_mtu(ha, ha->max_frame_size, ha->hw.rcv_cntxt_id))
+		return (-1);
+
 	if (qla_config_rss(ha, ha->hw.rcv_cntxt_id))
 		return (-1);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_os.c b/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_os.c
index 5bcc41f3c3e4..b9b53ecd90a1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_os.c
+++ b/sys/dev/qlxgbe/ql_os.c
@@ -980,8 +980,7 @@ qla_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd, caddr_t data)
 				ifp->if_mtu + ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 
 			if ((ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)) {
-				ret = ql_set_max_mtu(ha, ha->max_frame_size,
-					ha->hw.rcv_cntxt_id);
+				qla_init_locked(ha);
 			}
 
 			if (ifp->if_mtu > ETHERMTU)
@@ -1014,11 +1013,9 @@ qla_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd, caddr_t data)
 					ret = ql_set_allmulti(ha);
 				}
 			} else {
-				qla_init_locked(ha);
 				ha->max_frame_size = ifp->if_mtu +
 					ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN;
-				ret = ql_set_max_mtu(ha, ha->max_frame_size,
-					ha->hw.rcv_cntxt_id);
+				qla_init_locked(ha);
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)