diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 85162712d207..f21c94810373 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -1030,8 +1030,6 @@ static int qeth_l2_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 	card->info.broadcast_capable = 1;
 	qeth_l2_request_initial_mac(card);
-	card->dev->gso_max_size = (QETH_MAX_BUFFER_ELEMENTS(card) - 1) *
-				  PAGE_SIZE;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(card->dev, &card->gdev->dev);
 	netif_napi_add(card->dev, &card->napi, qeth_poll, QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT);
 	netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 46a841258fc8..2a25f20566d8 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -2987,8 +2987,8 @@ static int qeth_l3_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 				NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX |
 				NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
 	netif_keep_dst(card->dev);
-	card->dev->gso_max_size = (QETH_MAX_BUFFER_ELEMENTS(card) - 1) *
-				  PAGE_SIZE;
+	netif_set_gso_max_size(card->dev, (QETH_MAX_BUFFER_ELEMENTS(card) - 1) *
+					  PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(card->dev, &card->gdev->dev);
 	netif_napi_add(card->dev, &card->napi, qeth_poll, QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT);