diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index f040cdcf94..e275d3a53f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -3037,15 +3037,15 @@ int bnxt_mtu_set_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t new_mtu)
 	if (!eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
+	/* Is there a change in mtu setting? */
+	if (eth_dev->data->mtu == new_mtu)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (new_mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_JUMBO;
 	else
 		bp->flags &= ~BNXT_FLAG_JUMBO;
 
-	/* Is there a change in mtu setting? */
-	if (eth_dev->data->mtu == new_mtu)
-		return 0;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->nr_vnics; i++) {
 		struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic = &bp->vnic_info[i];
 		uint16_t size = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
index f4b641773d..fabbbd4560 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
@@ -402,10 +402,6 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_setup_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	rxq->rx_started = rxq->rx_deferred_start ? false : true;
 	rxq->vnic = BNXT_GET_DEFAULT_VNIC(bp);
 
-	/* Configure mtu if it is different from what was configured before */
-	if (!queue_idx)
-		bnxt_mtu_set_op(eth_dev, eth_dev->data->mtu);
-
 	return 0;
 err:
 	bnxt_rx_queue_release_op(eth_dev, queue_idx);