diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index d0a87424c74e..e3dfce365ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10390,6 +10390,26 @@ void bnxt_del_one_rss_ctx(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rss_ctx *rss_ctx,
 	bp->num_rss_ctx--;
 }
 
+static int bnxt_set_vnic_mru_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic,
+				u16 mru)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	if (mru) {
+		rc = bnxt_hwrm_vnic_set_rss_p5(bp, vnic, true);
+		if (rc) {
+			netdev_err(bp->dev, "hwrm vnic %d set rss failure rc: %d\n",
+				   vnic->vnic_id, rc);
+			return rc;
+		}
+	}
+	vnic->mru = mru;
+	bnxt_hwrm_vnic_update(bp, vnic,
+			      VNIC_UPDATE_REQ_ENABLES_MRU_VALID);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void bnxt_hwrm_realloc_rss_ctx_vnic(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	bool set_tpa = !!(bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_TPA);
@@ -15326,6 +15346,7 @@ static int bnxt_queue_start(struct net_device *dev, void *qmem, int idx)
 	struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr;
 	struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic;
 	int i, rc;
+	u16 mru;
 
 	rxr = &bp->rx_ring[idx];
 	clone = qmem;
@@ -15356,18 +15377,13 @@ static int bnxt_queue_start(struct net_device *dev, void *qmem, int idx)
 	cpr = &rxr->bnapi->cp_ring;
 	cpr->sw_stats->rx.rx_resets++;
 
+	mru = bp->dev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN;
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->nr_vnics; i++) {
 		vnic = &bp->vnic_info[i];
 
-		rc = bnxt_hwrm_vnic_set_rss_p5(bp, vnic, true);
-		if (rc) {
-			netdev_err(bp->dev, "hwrm vnic %d set rss failure rc: %d\n",
-				   vnic->vnic_id, rc);
+		rc = bnxt_set_vnic_mru_p5(bp, vnic, mru);
+		if (rc)
 			return rc;
-		}
-		vnic->mru = bp->dev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN;
-		bnxt_hwrm_vnic_update(bp, vnic,
-				      VNIC_UPDATE_REQ_ENABLES_MRU_VALID);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -15386,9 +15402,8 @@ static int bnxt_queue_stop(struct net_device *dev, void *qmem, int idx)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->nr_vnics; i++) {
 		vnic = &bp->vnic_info[i];
-		vnic->mru = 0;
-		bnxt_hwrm_vnic_update(bp, vnic,
-				      VNIC_UPDATE_REQ_ENABLES_MRU_VALID);
+
+		bnxt_set_vnic_mru_p5(bp, vnic, 0);
 	}
 	/* Make sure NAPI sees that the VNIC is disabled */
 	synchronize_net();