diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
index afafe2ecf248..4d182293ca1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
@@ -479,6 +479,35 @@ static int sja1105_init_general_params(struct sja1105_private *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int sja1105_init_avb_params(struct sja1105_private *priv)
+{
+	struct sja1105_avb_params_entry *avb;
+	struct sja1105_table *table;
+
+	table = &priv->static_config.tables[BLK_IDX_AVB_PARAMS];
+
+	/* Discard previous AVB Parameters Table */
+	if (table->entry_count) {
+		kfree(table->entries);
+		table->entry_count = 0;
+	}
+
+	table->entries = kcalloc(SJA1105_MAX_AVB_PARAMS_COUNT,
+				 table->ops->unpacked_entry_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!table->entries)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	table->entry_count = SJA1105_MAX_AVB_PARAMS_COUNT;
+
+	avb = table->entries;
+
+	/* Configure the MAC addresses for meta frames */
+	avb->destmeta = SJA1105_META_DMAC;
+	avb->srcmeta  = SJA1105_META_SMAC;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define SJA1105_RATE_MBPS(speed) (((speed) * 64000) / 1000)
 
 static void sja1105_setup_policer(struct sja1105_l2_policing_entry *policing,
@@ -567,6 +596,9 @@ static int sja1105_static_config_load(struct sja1105_private *priv,
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 	rc = sja1105_init_general_params(priv);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+	rc = sja1105_init_avb_params(priv);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_ptp.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_ptp.c
index a836fc38c4a4..a07aaf55068f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_ptp.c
@@ -44,39 +44,6 @@ enum sja1105_ptp_clk_mode {
 #define ptp_data_to_sja1105(d) \
 		container_of((d), struct sja1105_private, ptp_data)
 
-static int sja1105_init_avb_params(struct sja1105_private *priv,
-				   bool on)
-{
-	struct sja1105_avb_params_entry *avb;
-	struct sja1105_table *table;
-
-	table = &priv->static_config.tables[BLK_IDX_AVB_PARAMS];
-
-	/* Discard previous AVB Parameters Table */
-	if (table->entry_count) {
-		kfree(table->entries);
-		table->entry_count = 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Configure the reception of meta frames only if requested */
-	if (!on)
-		return 0;
-
-	table->entries = kcalloc(SJA1105_MAX_AVB_PARAMS_COUNT,
-				 table->ops->unpacked_entry_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!table->entries)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	table->entry_count = SJA1105_MAX_AVB_PARAMS_COUNT;
-
-	avb = table->entries;
-
-	avb->destmeta = SJA1105_META_DMAC;
-	avb->srcmeta  = SJA1105_META_SMAC;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Must be called only with priv->tagger_data.state bit
  * SJA1105_HWTS_RX_EN cleared
  */
@@ -86,17 +53,12 @@ static int sja1105_change_rxtstamping(struct sja1105_private *priv,
 	struct sja1105_ptp_data *ptp_data = &priv->ptp_data;
 	struct sja1105_general_params_entry *general_params;
 	struct sja1105_table *table;
-	int rc;
 
 	table = &priv->static_config.tables[BLK_IDX_GENERAL_PARAMS];
 	general_params = table->entries;
 	general_params->send_meta1 = on;
 	general_params->send_meta0 = on;
 
-	rc = sja1105_init_avb_params(priv, on);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
-
 	/* Initialize the meta state machine to a known state */
 	if (priv->tagger_data.stampable_skb) {
 		kfree_skb(priv->tagger_data.stampable_skb);