diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 03c60f755de0..e7c420fdcb0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,64 @@ nfp_net_rx_ring_alloc(struct nfp_net_rx_ring *rx_ring, unsigned int fl_bufsz)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+static struct nfp_net_rx_ring *
+nfp_net_shadow_rx_rings_prepare(struct nfp_net *nn, unsigned int fl_bufsz)
+{
+	struct nfp_net_rx_ring *rings;
+	unsigned int r;
+
+	rings = kcalloc(nn->num_rx_rings, sizeof(*rings), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rings)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (r = 0; r < nn->num_rx_rings; r++) {
+		nfp_net_rx_ring_init(&rings[r], nn->rx_rings[r].r_vec, r);
+
+		if (nfp_net_rx_ring_alloc(&rings[r], fl_bufsz))
+			goto err_free_prev;
+
+		if (nfp_net_rx_ring_bufs_alloc(nn, &rings[r]))
+			goto err_free_ring;
+	}
+
+	return rings;
+
+err_free_prev:
+	while (r--) {
+		nfp_net_rx_ring_bufs_free(nn, &rings[r]);
+err_free_ring:
+		nfp_net_rx_ring_free(&rings[r]);
+	}
+	kfree(rings);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct nfp_net_rx_ring *
+nfp_net_shadow_rx_rings_swap(struct nfp_net *nn, struct nfp_net_rx_ring *rings)
+{
+	struct nfp_net_rx_ring *old = nn->rx_rings;
+	unsigned int r;
+
+	for (r = 0; r < nn->num_rx_rings; r++)
+		old[r].r_vec->rx_ring = &rings[r];
+
+	nn->rx_rings = rings;
+	return old;
+}
+
+static void
+nfp_net_shadow_rx_rings_free(struct nfp_net *nn, struct nfp_net_rx_ring *rings)
+{
+	unsigned int r;
+
+	for (r = 0; r < nn->num_r_vecs; r++) {
+		nfp_net_rx_ring_bufs_free(nn, &rings[r]);
+		nfp_net_rx_ring_free(&rings[r]);
+	}
+
+	kfree(rings);
+}
+
 static int
 nfp_net_prepare_vector(struct nfp_net *nn, struct nfp_net_r_vector *r_vec,
 		       int idx)
@@ -1984,23 +2042,61 @@ static void nfp_net_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 static int nfp_net_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 {
+	unsigned int old_mtu, old_fl_bufsz, new_fl_bufsz;
 	struct nfp_net *nn = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct nfp_net_rx_ring *tmp_rings;
+	int err;
 
 	if (new_mtu < 68 || new_mtu > nn->max_mtu) {
 		nn_err(nn, "New MTU (%d) is not valid\n", new_mtu);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
-	nn->fl_bufsz = NFP_NET_MAX_PREPEND + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN * 2 + new_mtu;
+	old_mtu = netdev->mtu;
+	old_fl_bufsz = nn->fl_bufsz;
+	new_fl_bufsz = NFP_NET_MAX_PREPEND + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN * 2 + new_mtu;
 
-	/* restart if running */
-	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-		nfp_net_netdev_close(netdev);
-		nfp_net_netdev_open(netdev);
+	if (!netif_running(netdev)) {
+		netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
+		nn->fl_bufsz = new_fl_bufsz;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	/* Prepare new rings */
+	tmp_rings = nfp_net_shadow_rx_rings_prepare(nn, new_fl_bufsz);
+	if (!tmp_rings)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Stop device, swap in new rings, try to start the firmware */
+	nfp_net_close_stack(nn);
+	nfp_net_clear_config_and_disable(nn);
+
+	tmp_rings = nfp_net_shadow_rx_rings_swap(nn, tmp_rings);
+
+	netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
+	nn->fl_bufsz = new_fl_bufsz;
+
+	err = nfp_net_set_config_and_enable(nn);
+	if (err) {
+		const int err_new = err;
+
+		/* Try with old configuration and old rings */
+		tmp_rings = nfp_net_shadow_rx_rings_swap(nn, tmp_rings);
+
+		netdev->mtu = old_mtu;
+		nn->fl_bufsz = old_fl_bufsz;
+
+		err = __nfp_net_set_config_and_enable(nn);
+		if (err)
+			nn_err(nn, "Can't restore MTU - FW communication failed (%d,%d)\n",
+			       err_new, err);
+	}
+
+	nfp_net_shadow_rx_rings_free(nn, tmp_rings);
+
+	nfp_net_open_stack(nn);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *nfp_net_stat64(struct net_device *netdev,