diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 34ae19465688..a207d323c70d 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: e0fee99fce97af37b1db6ed8dd6951fb9a8d7201
+refs/heads/master: 746079dabcf74be2a16dc983ac597156e3d2e051
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 0c9e00f36cd9..3cb60e10d456 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -4129,12 +4129,12 @@ static int qlge_change_mtu(struct net_device *ndev, int new_mtu)
 	queue_delayed_work(qdev->workqueue,
 			&qdev->mpi_port_cfg_work, 3*HZ);
 
+	ndev->mtu = new_mtu;
+
 	if (!netif_running(qdev->ndev)) {
-		ndev->mtu = new_mtu;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	ndev->mtu = new_mtu;
 	status = ql_change_rx_buffers(qdev);
 	if (status) {
 		QPRINTK(qdev, IFUP, ERR,