netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, num_txqs);
        netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, priv->params.num_channels);
 
-       err = mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(netdev);
-       if (err)
-               goto err_clear_state_opened_flag;
-
        err = mlx5e_open_channels(priv);
        if (err) {
                netdev_err(netdev, "%s: mlx5e_open_channels failed, %d\n",
                mlx5e_close_locked(netdev);
 
        netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
+       mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(netdev);
 
        if (was_opened)
                err = mlx5e_open_locked(netdev);
 
        mlx5e_init_l2_addr(priv);
 
+       mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(netdev);
+
        err = register_netdev(netdev);
        if (err) {
                mlx5_core_err(mdev, "register_netdev failed, %d\n", err);