diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
index f2bcfa8f1dfd3..66160b9b8a9a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void mvpp22_rss_fill_table(struct mvpp2_port *port, u32 table)
 	}
 }
 
-void mvpp22_init_rss(struct mvpp2_port *port)
+void mvpp22_rss_port_init(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 {
 	struct mvpp2 *priv = port->priv;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.h
index 4c7be7469a92a..38a8cf1172df5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct mvpp2_cls_lookup_entry {
 
 void mvpp22_rss_fill_table(struct mvpp2_port *port, u32 table);
 
-void mvpp22_init_rss(struct mvpp2_port *port);
+void mvpp22_rss_port_init(struct mvpp2_port *port);
 
 void mvpp2_cls_init(struct mvpp2 *priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index f0b5fb78cd679..93e37d20899d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -3373,9 +3373,6 @@ static int mvpp2_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	mvpp2_start_dev(port);
 
-	if (mvpp22_rss_is_supported())
-		mvpp22_init_rss(port);
-
 	/* Start hardware statistics gathering */
 	queue_delayed_work(priv->stats_queue, &port->stats_work,
 			   MVPP2_MIB_COUNTERS_STATS_DELAY);
@@ -4153,6 +4150,9 @@ static int mvpp2_port_init(struct mvpp2_port *port)
 	mvpp2_cls_oversize_rxq_set(port);
 	mvpp2_cls_port_config(port);
 
+	if (mvpp22_rss_is_supported())
+		mvpp22_rss_port_init(port);
+
 	/* Provide an initial Rx packet size */
 	port->pkt_size = MVPP2_RX_PKT_SIZE(port->dev->mtu);