diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 353deae139f9..17f3b800640e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -3258,6 +3258,17 @@ static int i40e_configure_tx_ring(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_rx_offset - Return expected offset into page to access data
+ * @rx_ring: Ring we are requesting offset of
+ *
+ * Returns the offset value for ring into the data buffer.
+ */
+static unsigned int i40e_rx_offset(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring)
+{
+	return ring_uses_build_skb(rx_ring) ? I40E_SKB_PAD : 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_configure_rx_ring - Configure a receive ring context
  * @ring: The Rx ring to configure
@@ -3369,6 +3380,8 @@ static int i40e_configure_rx_ring(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 	else
 		set_ring_build_skb_enabled(ring);
 
+	ring->rx_offset = i40e_rx_offset(ring);
+
 	/* cache tail for quicker writes, and clear the reg before use */
 	ring->tail = hw->hw_addr + I40E_QRX_TAIL(pf_q);
 	writel(0, ring->tail);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 627794b31e33..5747a99122fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1569,17 +1569,6 @@ void i40e_free_rx_resources(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * i40e_rx_offset - Return expected offset into page to access data
- * @rx_ring: Ring we are requesting offset of
- *
- * Returns the offset value for ring into the data buffer.
- */
-static unsigned int i40e_rx_offset(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring)
-{
-	return ring_uses_build_skb(rx_ring) ? I40E_SKB_PAD : 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * i40e_setup_rx_descriptors - Allocate Rx descriptors
  * @rx_ring: Rx descriptor ring (for a specific queue) to setup
@@ -1608,7 +1597,6 @@ int i40e_setup_rx_descriptors(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring)
 	rx_ring->next_to_alloc = 0;
 	rx_ring->next_to_clean = 0;
 	rx_ring->next_to_use = 0;
-	rx_ring->rx_offset = i40e_rx_offset(rx_ring);
 
 	/* XDP RX-queue info only needed for RX rings exposed to XDP */
 	if (rx_ring->vsi->type == I40E_VSI_MAIN) {