diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 95dbf60c81696d9fb7ecaed0024c509b5bfe349d..790a0dae12472234fe59ee1161310b49504c3bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3374,7 +3374,6 @@ static void ixgbe_configure_dcb(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)
 		netif_set_gso_max_size(adapter->netdev, 32768);
 
-	ixgbe_dcb_check_config(&adapter->dcb_cfg);
 	ixgbe_dcb_calculate_tc_credits(&adapter->dcb_cfg, DCB_TX_CONFIG);
 	ixgbe_dcb_calculate_tc_credits(&adapter->dcb_cfg, DCB_RX_CONFIG);