diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 37c081583084..08243c2ff4b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@ fec_restart(struct net_device *ndev)
 		else
 			val &= ~FEC_RACC_OPTIONS;
 		writel(val, fep->hwp + FEC_RACC);
+		writel(PKT_MAXBUF_SIZE, fep->hwp + FEC_FTRL);
 	}
-	writel(PKT_MAXBUF_SIZE, fep->hwp + FEC_FTRL);
 #endif
 
 	/*