diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
index 383e799c5fed8c9d3f588b85da5c29b085db1075..dd4883f642be0c8d411ba631d92b80de499f12d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb_nl.c
@@ -341,6 +341,12 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (!adapter->dcb_set_bitmap)
 		return DCB_NO_HW_CHG;
 
+	ret = ixgbe_copy_dcb_cfg(&adapter->temp_dcb_cfg, &adapter->dcb_cfg,
+				 adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_DCB].indices);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return DCB_NO_HW_CHG;
+
 	/*
 	 * Only take down the adapter if the configuration change
 	 * requires a reset.
@@ -359,14 +365,6 @@ static u8 ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = ixgbe_copy_dcb_cfg(&adapter->temp_dcb_cfg, &adapter->dcb_cfg,
-				 adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_DCB].indices);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (adapter->dcb_set_bitmap & BIT_RESETLINK)
-			clear_bit(__IXGBE_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
-		return DCB_NO_HW_CHG;
-	}
-
 	if (adapter->dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable) {
 		if ((adapter->hw.mac.type != ixgbe_mac_82598EB) &&
 			(adapter->hw.fc.current_mode != ixgbe_fc_pfc))