diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
index 9d27d6f0c0b5..ec9a7cbbbc69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c
@@ -772,9 +772,8 @@ device_detach:
 	}
 }
 
-static int gs_usb_set_bittiming(struct net_device *netdev)
+static int gs_usb_set_bittiming(struct gs_can *dev)
 {
-	struct gs_can *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct can_bittiming *bt = &dev->can.bittiming;
 	struct gs_device_bittiming dbt = {
 		.prop_seg = cpu_to_le32(bt->prop_seg),
@@ -791,9 +790,8 @@ static int gs_usb_set_bittiming(struct net_device *netdev)
 				    GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-static int gs_usb_set_data_bittiming(struct net_device *netdev)
+static int gs_usb_set_data_bittiming(struct gs_can *dev)
 {
-	struct gs_can *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct can_bittiming *bt = &dev->can.fd.data_bittiming;
 	struct gs_device_bittiming dbt = {
 		.prop_seg = cpu_to_le32(bt->prop_seg),
@@ -1057,6 +1055,20 @@ static int gs_can_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (dev->feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_HW_TIMESTAMP)
 		flags |= GS_CAN_MODE_HW_TIMESTAMP;
 
+	rc = gs_usb_set_bittiming(dev);
+	if (rc) {
+		netdev_err(netdev, "failed to set bittiming: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(rc));
+		goto out_usb_kill_anchored_urbs;
+	}
+
+	if (ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_FD) {
+		rc = gs_usb_set_data_bittiming(dev);
+		if (rc) {
+			netdev_err(netdev, "failed to set data bittiming: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(rc));
+			goto out_usb_kill_anchored_urbs;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* finally start device */
 	dev->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
 	dm.flags = cpu_to_le32(flags);
@@ -1370,7 +1382,6 @@ static struct gs_can *gs_make_candev(unsigned int channel,
 	dev->can.state = CAN_STATE_STOPPED;
 	dev->can.clock.freq = le32_to_cpu(bt_const.fclk_can);
 	dev->can.bittiming_const = &dev->bt_const;
-	dev->can.do_set_bittiming = gs_usb_set_bittiming;
 
 	dev->can.ctrlmode_supported = CAN_CTRLMODE_CC_LEN8_DLC;
 
@@ -1394,7 +1405,6 @@ static struct gs_can *gs_make_candev(unsigned int channel,
 		 * GS_CAN_FEATURE_BT_CONST_EXT is set.
 		 */
 		dev->can.fd.data_bittiming_const = &dev->bt_const;
-		dev->can.fd.do_set_data_bittiming = gs_usb_set_data_bittiming;
 	}
 
 	if (feature & GS_CAN_FEATURE_TERMINATION) {