diff --git a/sys/dev/neta/if_mvneta.c b/sys/dev/neta/if_mvneta.c
--- a/sys/dev/neta/if_mvneta.c
+++ b/sys/dev/neta/if_mvneta.c
@@ -2168,29 +2168,28 @@
 				ifp->if_hwassist = CSUM_IP | CSUM_TCP |
 					CSUM_UDP;
 			}
-
-			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING) {
-				/* Stop hardware */
+			/*
+			 * Reinitialize RX queues.
+			 * We need to update RX descriptor size.
+			 */
+			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
 				mvneta_stop_locked(sc);
-				/*
-				 * Reinitialize RX queues.
-				 * We need to update RX descriptor size.
-				 */
-				for (q = 0; q < MVNETA_RX_QNUM_MAX; q++) {
-					mvneta_rx_lockq(sc, q);
-					if (mvneta_rx_queue_init(ifp, q) != 0) {
-						device_printf(sc->dev,
-						    "initialization failed:"
-						    " cannot initialize queue\n");
-						mvneta_rx_unlockq(sc, q);
-						error = ENOBUFS;
-						break;
-					}
+
+			for (q = 0; q < MVNETA_RX_QNUM_MAX; q++) {
+				mvneta_rx_lockq(sc, q);
+				if (mvneta_rx_queue_init(ifp, q) != 0) {
+					device_printf(sc->dev,
+					    "initialization failed:"
+					    " cannot initialize queue\n");
 					mvneta_rx_unlockq(sc, q);
+					error = ENOBUFS;
+					break;
 				}
-				/* Trigger reinitialization */
-				mvneta_init_locked(sc);
+				mvneta_rx_unlockq(sc, q);
 			}
+			if (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING)
+				mvneta_init_locked(sc);
+
 			mvneta_sc_unlock(sc);
                 }
                 break;