diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2.h
index f942ac975c29..5923ca62d793 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 #define XGMAC_CONFIG_CST		BIT(2)
 #define XGMAC_CONFIG_ACS		BIT(1)
 #define XGMAC_CONFIG_RE			BIT(0)
-#define XGMAC_CORE_INIT_RX		0
+#define XGMAC_CORE_INIT_RX		(XGMAC_CONFIG_GPSLCE | XGMAC_CONFIG_WD | \
+					 (XGMAC_JUMBO_LEN << XGMAC_CONFIG_GPSL_SHIFT))
 #define XGMAC_PACKET_FILTER		0x00000008
 #define XGMAC_FILTER_RA			BIT(31)
 #define XGMAC_FILTER_IPFE		BIT(20)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_core.c
index 36262ef8b70a..78ac659da279 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwxgmac2_core.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ static void dwxgmac2_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 			       struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;
-	int mtu = dev->mtu;
 	u32 tx, rx;
 
 	tx = readl(ioaddr + XGMAC_TX_CONFIG);
@@ -24,16 +23,6 @@ static void dwxgmac2_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 	tx |= XGMAC_CORE_INIT_TX;
 	rx |= XGMAC_CORE_INIT_RX;
 
-	if (mtu >= 9000) {
-		rx |= XGMAC_CONFIG_GPSLCE;
-		rx |= XGMAC_JUMBO_LEN << XGMAC_CONFIG_GPSL_SHIFT;
-		rx |= XGMAC_CONFIG_WD;
-	} else if (mtu > 2000) {
-		rx |= XGMAC_CONFIG_JE;
-	} else if (mtu > 1500) {
-		rx |= XGMAC_CONFIG_S2KP;
-	}
-
 	if (hw->ps) {
 		tx |= XGMAC_CONFIG_TE;
 		tx &= ~hw->link.speed_mask;