diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 8519f88aca37..ef900ebf9203 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -724,6 +724,12 @@ static void rtl_tx_performance_tweak(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u16 force)
 					   PCI_EXP_DEVCTL_READRQ, force);
 }
 
+static bool rtl_is_8168evl_up(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
+{
+	return tp->mac_version >= RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34 &&
+	       tp->mac_version != RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_39;
+}
+
 struct rtl_cond {
 	bool (*check)(struct rtl8169_private *);
 	const char *msg;
@@ -1389,9 +1395,7 @@ static void __rtl8169_set_wol(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 wolopts)
 
 	rtl_unlock_config_regs(tp);
 
-	switch (tp->mac_version) {
-	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34 ... RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_38:
-	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_40 ... RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_51:
+	if (rtl_is_8168evl_up(tp)) {
 		tmp = ARRAY_SIZE(cfg) - 1;
 		if (wolopts & WAKE_MAGIC)
 			rtl_eri_set_bits(tp, 0x0dc, ERIAR_MASK_0100,
@@ -1399,10 +1403,8 @@ static void __rtl8169_set_wol(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 wolopts)
 		else
 			rtl_eri_clear_bits(tp, 0x0dc, ERIAR_MASK_0100,
 					   MagicPacket_v2);
-		break;
-	default:
+	} else {
 		tmp = ARRAY_SIZE(cfg);
-		break;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tmp; i++) {
@@ -4101,8 +4103,7 @@ static void rtl_set_tx_config_registers(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	u32 val = TX_DMA_BURST << TxDMAShift |
 		  InterFrameGap << TxInterFrameGapShift;
 
-	if (tp->mac_version >= RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34 &&
-	    tp->mac_version != RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_39)
+	if (rtl_is_8168evl_up(tp))
 		val |= TXCFG_AUTO_FIFO;
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, TxConfig, val);
@@ -4330,8 +4331,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168bef(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	rtl_hw_start_8168bb(tp);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
-
 	RTL_W8(tp, Config4, RTL_R8(tp, Config4) & ~(1 << 0));
 }
 
@@ -4383,8 +4382,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168cp_3(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	/* Magic. */
 	RTL_W8(tp, DBG_REG, 0x20);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
-
 	if (tp->dev->mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN)
 		rtl_tx_performance_tweak(tp, PCI_EXP_DEVCTL_READRQ_4096B);
 }
@@ -4438,8 +4435,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168d(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	rtl_disable_clock_request(tp);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
-
 	if (tp->dev->mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN)
 		rtl_tx_performance_tweak(tp, PCI_EXP_DEVCTL_READRQ_4096B);
 }
@@ -4451,8 +4446,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168dp(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	if (tp->dev->mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN)
 		rtl_tx_performance_tweak(tp, PCI_EXP_DEVCTL_READRQ_4096B);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
-
 	rtl_disable_clock_request(tp);
 }
 
@@ -4468,8 +4461,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168d_4(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 
 	rtl_tx_performance_tweak(tp, PCI_EXP_DEVCTL_READRQ_4096B);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
-
 	rtl_ephy_init(tp, e_info_8168d_4);
 
 	rtl_enable_clock_request(tp);
@@ -4500,8 +4491,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168e_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	if (tp->dev->mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN)
 		rtl_tx_performance_tweak(tp, PCI_EXP_DEVCTL_READRQ_4096B);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
-
 	rtl_disable_clock_request(tp);
 
 	/* Reset tx FIFO pointer */
@@ -4533,8 +4522,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168e_2(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_eri_set_bits(tp, 0x1b0, ERIAR_MASK_0001, BIT(4));
 	rtl_w0w1_eri(tp, 0x0d4, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0c00, 0xff00);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
-
 	rtl_disable_clock_request(tp);
 
 	RTL_W8(tp, MCU, RTL_R8(tp, MCU) & ~NOW_IS_OOB);
@@ -4563,8 +4550,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168f(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xcc, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x00000050);
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xd0, ERIAR_MASK_1111, 0x00000060);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
-
 	rtl_disable_clock_request(tp);
 
 	RTL_W8(tp, MCU, RTL_R8(tp, MCU) & ~NOW_IS_OOB);
@@ -4621,7 +4606,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168g(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x2f8, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x1d8f);
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, MISC, RTL_R32(tp, MISC) & ~RXDV_GATED_EN);
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
 
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xc0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000);
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xb8, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000);
@@ -4719,7 +4703,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168h_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x5f0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x4f87);
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, MISC, RTL_R32(tp, MISC) & ~RXDV_GATED_EN);
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
 
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xc0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000);
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xb8, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000);
@@ -4795,7 +4778,6 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168ep(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0x5f0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x4f87);
 
 	RTL_W32(tp, MISC, RTL_R32(tp, MISC) & ~RXDV_GATED_EN);
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
 
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xc0, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000);
 	rtl_eri_write(tp, 0xb8, ERIAR_MASK_0011, 0x0000);
@@ -5067,7 +5049,10 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 		pcie_capability_set_word(tp->pci_dev, PCI_EXP_DEVCTL,
 					 PCI_EXP_DEVCTL_NOSNOOP_EN);
 
-	RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
+	if (rtl_is_8168evl_up(tp))
+		RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, EarlySize);
+	else
+		RTL_W8(tp, MaxTxPacketSize, TxPacketMax);
 
 	rtl_hw_config(tp);
 }
@@ -6483,13 +6468,10 @@ static int rtl_alloc_irq(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 static void rtl_read_mac_address(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
 				 u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN])
 {
-	u32 value;
-
 	/* Get MAC address */
-	switch (tp->mac_version) {
-	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_35 ... RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_38:
-	case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_40 ... RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_51:
-		value = rtl_eri_read(tp, 0xe0);
+	if (rtl_is_8168evl_up(tp) && tp->mac_version != RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34) {
+		u32 value = rtl_eri_read(tp, 0xe0);
+
 		mac_addr[0] = (value >>  0) & 0xff;
 		mac_addr[1] = (value >>  8) & 0xff;
 		mac_addr[2] = (value >> 16) & 0xff;
@@ -6498,9 +6480,6 @@ static void rtl_read_mac_address(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
 		value = rtl_eri_read(tp, 0xe4);
 		mac_addr[4] = (value >>  0) & 0xff;
 		mac_addr[5] = (value >>  8) & 0xff;
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
 	}
 }