static int velocity_init_rd_ring(struct velocity_info *vptr)
 {
        int ret;
+       int mtu = vptr->dev->mtu;
+
+       vptr->rx_buf_sz = (mtu <= ETH_DATA_LEN) ? PKT_BUF_SZ : mtu + 32;
 
        vptr->rd_info = kcalloc(vptr->options.numrx,
                                sizeof(struct velocity_rd_info), GFP_KERNEL);
        struct velocity_info *vptr = netdev_priv(dev);
        int ret;
 
-       vptr->rx_buf_sz = (dev->mtu <= 1504 ? PKT_BUF_SZ : dev->mtu + 32);
-
        ret = velocity_init_rings(vptr);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
                velocity_free_rd_ring(vptr);
 
                dev->mtu = new_mtu;
-               if (new_mtu > 8192)
-                       vptr->rx_buf_sz = 9 * 1024;
-               else if (new_mtu > 4096)
-                       vptr->rx_buf_sz = 8192;
-               else
-                       vptr->rx_buf_sz = 4 * 1024;
 
                ret = velocity_init_rd_ring(vptr);
                if (ret < 0)