diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
index ea693bbf56d8..1c300259d70a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
@@ -2569,7 +2569,6 @@ static int mvneta_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu)
 	}
 
 	mvneta_start_dev(pp);
-	mvneta_port_up(pp);
 
 	netdev_update_features(dev);