diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
index 473b1f6be9de1b..3121f9b04f597a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ enum ice_pf_flags {
 	ICE_FLAG_MDD_AUTO_RESET_VF,
 	ICE_FLAG_LINK_LENIENT_MODE_ENA,
 	ICE_FLAG_PLUG_AUX_DEV,
+	ICE_FLAG_MTU_CHANGED,
 	ICE_PF_FLAGS_NBITS		/* must be last */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index f3c346e13b7a4e..6fc6514eb0074f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -2258,6 +2258,17 @@ static void ice_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(ICE_FLAG_PLUG_AUX_DEV, pf->flags))
 		ice_plug_aux_dev(pf);
 
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(ICE_FLAG_MTU_CHANGED, pf->flags)) {
+		struct iidc_event *event;
+
+		event = kzalloc(sizeof(*event), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (event) {
+			set_bit(IIDC_EVENT_AFTER_MTU_CHANGE, event->type);
+			ice_send_event_to_aux(pf, event);
+			kfree(event);
+		}
+	}
+
 	ice_clean_adminq_subtask(pf);
 	ice_check_media_subtask(pf);
 	ice_check_for_hang_subtask(pf);
@@ -6822,7 +6833,6 @@ static int ice_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 	struct ice_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct ice_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
 	struct ice_pf *pf = vsi->back;
-	struct iidc_event *event;
 	u8 count = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -6857,14 +6867,6 @@ static int ice_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	event = kzalloc(sizeof(*event), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!event)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	set_bit(IIDC_EVENT_BEFORE_MTU_CHANGE, event->type);
-	ice_send_event_to_aux(pf, event);
-	clear_bit(IIDC_EVENT_BEFORE_MTU_CHANGE, event->type);
-
 	netdev->mtu = (unsigned int)new_mtu;
 
 	/* if VSI is up, bring it down and then back up */
@@ -6872,21 +6874,18 @@ static int ice_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 		err = ice_down(vsi);
 		if (err) {
 			netdev_err(netdev, "change MTU if_down err %d\n", err);
-			goto event_after;
+			return err;
 		}
 
 		err = ice_up(vsi);
 		if (err) {
 			netdev_err(netdev, "change MTU if_up err %d\n", err);
-			goto event_after;
+			return err;
 		}
 	}
 
 	netdev_dbg(netdev, "changed MTU to %d\n", new_mtu);
-event_after:
-	set_bit(IIDC_EVENT_AFTER_MTU_CHANGE, event->type);
-	ice_send_event_to_aux(pf, event);
-	kfree(event);
+	set_bit(ICE_FLAG_MTU_CHANGED, pf->flags);
 
 	return err;
 }