diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index a1ec793b93db..861b722c2672 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8091,12 +8091,13 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	/* set up for high or low dma */
 	err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
-	if (err)
-		err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"DMA configuration failed: 0x%x\n", err);
-		goto err_dma;
+		err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
+		if (err) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+				"DMA configuration failed: 0x%x\n", err);
+			goto err_dma;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* set up pci connections */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 51c84c19d2be..e35e66ffa782 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -2191,12 +2191,13 @@ static int i40evf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		return err;
 
 	err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
-	if (err)
-		err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"DMA configuration failed: 0x%x\n", err);
-		goto err_dma;
+		err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
+		if (err) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+				"DMA configuration failed: 0x%x\n", err);
+			goto err_dma;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = pci_request_regions(pdev, i40evf_driver_name);