diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index d7ff5fa45cb7..8612c388db7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -597,24 +597,9 @@ int mlx5e_ethtool_set_coalesce(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	tx_moder->pkts    = coal->tx_max_coalesced_frames;
 	new_channels.params.tx_dim_enabled = !!coal->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce;
 
-	if (!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state)) {
-		priv->channels.params = new_channels.params;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	/* we are opened */
-
 	reset_rx = !!coal->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce != priv->channels.params.rx_dim_enabled;
 	reset_tx = !!coal->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce != priv->channels.params.tx_dim_enabled;
 
-	if (!reset_rx && !reset_tx) {
-		if (!coal->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce)
-			mlx5e_set_priv_channels_rx_coalesce(priv, coal);
-		if (!coal->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce)
-			mlx5e_set_priv_channels_tx_coalesce(priv, coal);
-		priv->channels.params = new_channels.params;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (reset_rx) {
 		u8 mode = MLX5E_GET_PFLAG(&new_channels.params,
 					  MLX5E_PFLAG_RX_CQE_BASED_MODER);
@@ -628,6 +613,20 @@ int mlx5e_ethtool_set_coalesce(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		mlx5e_reset_tx_moderation(&new_channels.params, mode);
 	}
 
+	if (!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state)) {
+		priv->channels.params = new_channels.params;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!reset_rx && !reset_tx) {
+		if (!coal->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce)
+			mlx5e_set_priv_channels_rx_coalesce(priv, coal);
+		if (!coal->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce)
+			mlx5e_set_priv_channels_tx_coalesce(priv, coal);
+		priv->channels.params = new_channels.params;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	err = mlx5e_safe_switch_channels(priv, &new_channels, NULL, NULL);
 
 out: