diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index b9b0d321e70b..ea4ecc3bf82e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -1690,6 +1690,9 @@ static void e1000_setup_rctl(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	else
 		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_LPE;
 
+	/* Enable hardware CRC frame stripping */
+	rctl |= E1000_RCTL_SECRC;
+
 	/* Setup buffer sizes */
 	rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_SZ_4096;
 	rctl |= E1000_RCTL_BSEX;
@@ -1755,9 +1758,6 @@ static void e1000_setup_rctl(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 
 		/* Enable Packet split descriptors */
 		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_DTYP_PS;
-		
-		/* Enable hardware CRC frame stripping */
-		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_SECRC;
 
 		psrctl |= adapter->rx_ps_bsize0 >>
 			E1000_PSRCTL_BSIZE0_SHIFT;