diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
index 450e29d7a9f34118bc24455abcec788e596e9dff..35cd65d6b9edcdad5080e31ba52cc56b77b6b777 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
@@ -1242,6 +1242,9 @@ static int velocity_rx_refill(struct velocity_info *vptr)
 static int velocity_init_rd_ring(struct velocity_info *vptr)
 {
 	int ret;
+	int mtu = vptr->dev->mtu;
+
+	vptr->rx_buf_sz = (mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN) ? PKT_BUF_SZ : mtu + 32;
 
 	vptr->rd_info = kcalloc(vptr->options.numrx,
 				sizeof(struct velocity_rd_info), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1898,8 +1901,6 @@ static int velocity_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct velocity_info *vptr = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	vptr->rx_buf_sz = (dev->mtu <= 1504 ? PKT_BUF_SZ : dev->mtu + 32);
-
 	ret = velocity_init_rings(vptr);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -1978,12 +1979,6 @@ static int velocity_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		velocity_free_rd_ring(vptr);
 
 		dev->mtu = new_mtu;
-		if (new_mtu > 8192)
-			vptr->rx_buf_sz = 9 * 1024;
-		else if (new_mtu > 4096)
-			vptr->rx_buf_sz = 8192;
-		else
-			vptr->rx_buf_sz = 4 * 1024;
 
 		ret = velocity_init_rd_ring(vptr);
 		if (ret < 0)