diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index ac76d32bad7d..a9d824a9cb05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3764,7 +3764,7 @@ static int set_feature_lro(struct net_device *netdev, bool enable)
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct mlx5e_channels new_channels = {};
-	struct mlx5e_params *old_params;
+	struct mlx5e_params *cur_params;
 	int err = 0;
 	bool reset;
 
@@ -3777,8 +3777,8 @@ static int set_feature_lro(struct net_device *netdev, bool enable)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	old_params = &priv->channels.params;
-	if (enable && !MLX5E_GET_PFLAG(old_params, MLX5E_PFLAG_RX_STRIDING_RQ)) {
+	cur_params = &priv->channels.params;
+	if (enable && !MLX5E_GET_PFLAG(cur_params, MLX5E_PFLAG_RX_STRIDING_RQ)) {
 		netdev_warn(netdev, "can't set LRO with legacy RQ\n");
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -3786,18 +3786,23 @@ static int set_feature_lro(struct net_device *netdev, bool enable)
 
 	reset = test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state);
 
-	new_channels.params = *old_params;
+	new_channels.params = *cur_params;
 	new_channels.params.lro_en = enable;
 
-	if (old_params->rq_wq_type != MLX5_WQ_TYPE_CYCLIC) {
-		if (mlx5e_rx_mpwqe_is_linear_skb(mdev, old_params, NULL) ==
+	if (cur_params->rq_wq_type != MLX5_WQ_TYPE_CYCLIC) {
+		if (mlx5e_rx_mpwqe_is_linear_skb(mdev, cur_params, NULL) ==
 		    mlx5e_rx_mpwqe_is_linear_skb(mdev, &new_channels.params, NULL))
 			reset = false;
 	}
 
 	if (!reset) {
-		*old_params = new_channels.params;
+		struct mlx5e_params old_params;
+
+		old_params = *cur_params;
+		*cur_params = new_channels.params;
 		err = mlx5e_modify_tirs_lro(priv);
+		if (err)
+			*cur_params = old_params;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -4074,9 +4079,16 @@ int mlx5e_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu,
 	}
 
 	if (!reset) {
+		unsigned int old_mtu = params->sw_mtu;
+
 		params->sw_mtu = new_mtu;
-		if (preactivate)
-			preactivate(priv, NULL);
+		if (preactivate) {
+			err = preactivate(priv, NULL);
+			if (err) {
+				params->sw_mtu = old_mtu;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
 		netdev->mtu = params->sw_mtu;
 		goto out;
 	}