diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 6da5126a8..65d8de614 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@
 
 #define BNXT_MAX_MTU		9574
 #define VLAN_TAG_SIZE		4
+#define BNXT_NUM_VLANS		2
+#define BNXT_MAX_PKT_LEN	(BNXT_MAX_MTU + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +\
+				 RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN +\
+				 (BNXT_NUM_VLANS * VLAN_TAG_SIZE))
 #define BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_RSS_CTX	1
 #define BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_L2_CTX	4
 /* TODO: For now, do not support VMDq/RFS on VFs. */
 #define BNXT_VF_RSV_NUM_VNIC	1
 #define BNXT_MAX_LED		4
-#define BNXT_NUM_VLANS		2
 #define BNXT_MIN_RING_DESC	16
 #define BNXT_MAX_TX_RING_DESC	4096
 #define BNXT_MAX_RX_RING_DESC	8192
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index 7e756ea45..bccf3a565 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -548,10 +548,13 @@ static void bnxt_dev_info_get_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	dev_info->hash_key_size = 40;
 	max_vnics = bp->max_vnics;
 
+	/* MTU specifics */
+	dev_info->min_mtu = RTE_ETHER_MIN_MTU;
+	dev_info->max_mtu = BNXT_MAX_MTU;
+
 	/* Fast path specifics */
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 1;
-	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = BNXT_MAX_MTU + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
-		RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + VLAN_TAG_SIZE * 2;
+	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = BNXT_MAX_PKT_LEN;
 
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = BNXT_DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT;
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_PTP_SUPPORTED)
@@ -1906,7 +1909,6 @@ bnxt_txq_info_get_op(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 static int bnxt_mtu_set_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t new_mtu)
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	uint32_t new_pkt_size;
 	uint32_t rc = 0;
 	uint32_t i;
@@ -1918,14 +1920,6 @@ static int bnxt_mtu_set_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t new_mtu)
 	new_pkt_size = new_mtu + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN +
 		       VLAN_TAG_SIZE * BNXT_NUM_VLANS;
 
-	bnxt_dev_info_get_op(eth_dev, &dev_info);
-
-	if (new_mtu < RTE_ETHER_MIN_MTU || new_mtu > BNXT_MAX_MTU) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "MTU requested must be within (%d, %d)\n",
-			RTE_ETHER_MIN_MTU, BNXT_MAX_MTU);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 #ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
 	/*
 	 * If vector-mode tx/rx is active, disallow any MTU change that would
@@ -1955,15 +1949,12 @@ static int bnxt_mtu_set_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t new_mtu)
 
 	eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len = new_pkt_size;
 
-	eth_dev->data->mtu = new_mtu;
-	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "New MTU is %d\n", eth_dev->data->mtu);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->nr_vnics; i++) {
 		struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic = &bp->vnic_info[i];
 		uint16_t size = 0;
 
-		vnic->mru = bp->eth_dev->data->mtu + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
-					RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + VLAN_TAG_SIZE * 2;
+		vnic->mru = new_mtu + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
+				RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + VLAN_TAG_SIZE * 2;
 		rc = bnxt_hwrm_vnic_cfg(bp, vnic);
 		if (rc)
 			break;
@@ -1978,6 +1969,8 @@ static int bnxt_mtu_set_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t new_mtu)
 		}
 	}
 
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "New MTU is %d\n", new_mtu);
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
index 404e52491..1f41ff83b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
@@ -1233,6 +1233,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_ring_alloc(struct bnxt *bp,
 			mb_pool = bp->rx_queues[0]->mb_pool;
 			rx_buf_size = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mb_pool) -
 				      RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
+			rx_buf_size = RTE_MIN(BNXT_MAX_PKT_LEN, rx_buf_size);
 			req.rx_buf_size = rte_cpu_to_le_16(rx_buf_size);
 			enables |=
 				HWRM_RING_ALLOC_INPUT_ENABLES_RX_BUF_SIZE_VALID;
@@ -1263,6 +1264,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_ring_alloc(struct bnxt *bp,
 		mb_pool = bp->rx_queues[0]->mb_pool;
 		rx_buf_size = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mb_pool) -
 			      RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
+		rx_buf_size = RTE_MIN(BNXT_MAX_PKT_LEN, rx_buf_size);
 		req.rx_buf_size = rte_cpu_to_le_16(rx_buf_size);
 
 		req.stat_ctx_id = rte_cpu_to_le_32(stats_ctx_id);
@@ -1880,6 +1882,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_plcmode_cfg(struct bnxt *bp,
 
 	size = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(bp->rx_queues[0]->mb_pool);
 	size -= RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
+	size = RTE_MIN(BNXT_MAX_PKT_LEN, size);
 
 	req.jumbo_thresh = rte_cpu_to_le_16(size);
 	req.vnic_id = rte_cpu_to_le_16(vnic->fw_vnic_id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c
index 77a3c8ba1..d419a46bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ring.c
@@ -615,9 +615,6 @@ int bnxt_alloc_hwrm_rx_ring(struct bnxt *bp, int queue_index)
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out;
 
-	rxq->rx_buf_use_size = BNXT_MAX_MTU + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
-		RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + (2 * VLAN_TAG_SIZE);
-
 	if (bp->eth_dev->data->rx_queue_state[queue_index] ==
 	    RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED) {
 		if (bnxt_init_one_rx_ring(rxq)) {
@@ -688,8 +685,6 @@ int bnxt_alloc_hwrm_rings(struct bnxt *bp)
 		if (bnxt_alloc_rx_agg_ring(bp, i))
 			goto err_out;
 
-		rxq->rx_buf_use_size = BNXT_MAX_MTU + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
-					RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + (2 * VLAN_TAG_SIZE);
 		if (bnxt_init_one_rx_ring(rxq)) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "bnxt_init_one_rx_ring failed!\n");
 			bnxt_rx_queue_release_op(rxq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
index d2f899106..e3872c294 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
@@ -333,13 +333,13 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_setup_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	rxq->nb_rx_desc = nb_desc;
 	rxq->rx_free_thresh = rx_conf->rx_free_thresh;
 
-	PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "RX Buf size is %d\n", rxq->rx_buf_use_size);
 	PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "RX Buf MTU %d\n", eth_dev->data->mtu);
 
 	rc = bnxt_init_rx_ring_struct(rxq, socket_id);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "RX Buf size is %d\n", rxq->rx_buf_size);
 	rxq->queue_id = queue_idx;
 	rxq->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
 	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
index 7c6b4dec9..7873886ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ struct bnxt_rx_queue {
 	struct bnxt_vnic_info	*vnic;
 
 	uint32_t			rx_buf_size;
-	uint32_t			rx_buf_use_size;  /* useable size */
 	struct bnxt_rx_ring_info	*rx_ring;
 	struct bnxt_cp_ring_info	*cp_ring;
 	rte_atomic64_t		rx_mbuf_alloc_fail;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
index 3b98e26d8..088cd0953 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
@@ -714,9 +714,7 @@ int bnxt_init_rx_ring_struct(struct bnxt_rx_queue *rxq, unsigned int socket_id)
 	struct bnxt_rx_ring_info *rxr;
 	struct bnxt_ring *ring;
 
-	rxq->rx_buf_use_size = BNXT_MAX_MTU + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
-		RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + (2 * VLAN_TAG_SIZE);
-	rxq->rx_buf_size = rxq->rx_buf_use_size + sizeof(struct rte_mbuf);
+	rxq->rx_buf_size = BNXT_MAX_PKT_LEN + sizeof(struct rte_mbuf);
 
 	rxr = rte_zmalloc_socket("bnxt_rx_ring",
 				 sizeof(struct bnxt_rx_ring_info),
@@ -801,8 +799,7 @@ int bnxt_init_one_rx_ring(struct bnxt_rx_queue *rxq)
 	uint16_t size;
 
 	size = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(rxq->mb_pool) - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
-	if (rxq->rx_buf_use_size <= size)
-		size = rxq->rx_buf_use_size;
+	size = RTE_MIN(BNXT_MAX_PKT_LEN, size);
 
 	type = RX_PROD_PKT_BD_TYPE_RX_PROD_PKT | RX_PROD_PKT_BD_FLAGS_EOP_PAD;
 
