diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
index b1db000f1927..7fc490225da5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
@@ -3042,6 +3042,20 @@ static int mvneta_check_mtu_valid(struct net_device *dev, int mtu)
 	return mtu;
 }
 
+static void mvneta_percpu_enable(void *arg)
+{
+	struct mvneta_port *pp = arg;
+
+	enable_percpu_irq(pp->dev->irq, IRQ_TYPE_NONE);
+}
+
+static void mvneta_percpu_disable(void *arg)
+{
+	struct mvneta_port *pp = arg;
+
+	disable_percpu_irq(pp->dev->irq);
+}
+
 /* Change the device mtu */
 static int mvneta_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu)
 {
@@ -3066,6 +3080,7 @@ static int mvneta_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu)
 	 * reallocation of the queues
 	 */
 	mvneta_stop_dev(pp);
+	on_each_cpu(mvneta_percpu_disable, pp, true);
 
 	mvneta_cleanup_txqs(pp);
 	mvneta_cleanup_rxqs(pp);
@@ -3089,6 +3104,7 @@ static int mvneta_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	on_each_cpu(mvneta_percpu_enable, pp, true);
 	mvneta_start_dev(pp);
 	mvneta_port_up(pp);
 
@@ -3242,20 +3258,6 @@ static void mvneta_mdio_remove(struct mvneta_port *pp)
 	pp->phy_dev = NULL;
 }
 
-static void mvneta_percpu_enable(void *arg)
-{
-	struct mvneta_port *pp = arg;
-
-	enable_percpu_irq(pp->dev->irq, IRQ_TYPE_NONE);
-}
-
-static void mvneta_percpu_disable(void *arg)
-{
-	struct mvneta_port *pp = arg;
-
-	disable_percpu_irq(pp->dev->irq);
-}
-
 /* Electing a CPU must be done in an atomic way: it should be done
  * after or before the removal/insertion of a CPU and this function is
  * not reentrant.