diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index 2a3893a..18237a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 	eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
 	eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
 
-	TAILQ_INIT(&(eth_dev->link_intr_cbs));
-
 	eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status = ETH_LINK_DOWN;
 
 	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
index 922155b..9e8402b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
@@ -1172,8 +1172,6 @@ int cxgbe_probe(struct adapter *adapter)
 
 		rte_eth_copy_pci_info(pi->eth_dev, pi->eth_dev->pci_dev);
 
-		TAILQ_INIT(&pi->eth_dev->link_intr_cbs);
-
 		pi->eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc(name,
 							   ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 0);
 		if (!pi->eth_dev->data->mac_addrs) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
index 9264242..d815a52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
@@ -5834,7 +5834,6 @@ mlx4_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 			eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = mlx4_rx_burst_secondary_setup;
 		} else {
 			eth_dev->data->dev_private = priv;
-			eth_dev->data->mtu = ETHER_MTU;
 			eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = priv->mac;
 		}
 		eth_dev->pci_dev = pci_dev;
@@ -5845,7 +5844,6 @@ mlx4_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 
 		priv->dev = eth_dev;
 		eth_dev->dev_ops = &mlx4_dev_ops;
-		TAILQ_INIT(&eth_dev->link_intr_cbs);
 
 		/* Bring Ethernet device up. */
 		DEBUG("forcing Ethernet interface up");
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index b57cad1..0e91f02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -652,7 +652,6 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 			eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = mlx5_rx_burst_secondary_setup;
 		} else {
 			eth_dev->data->dev_private = priv;
-			eth_dev->data->mtu = ETHER_MTU;
 			eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = priv->mac;
 		}
 
@@ -662,8 +661,6 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		priv->dev = eth_dev;
 		eth_dev->dev_ops = &mlx5_dev_ops;
 
-		TAILQ_INIT(&eth_dev->link_intr_cbs);
-
 		/* Bring Ethernet device up. */
 		DEBUG("forcing Ethernet interface up");
 		priv_set_flags(priv, ~IFF_UP, IFF_UP);
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 836d982..f09caf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -550,8 +550,6 @@ eth_dev_null_create(const char *name,
 	eth_dev->data = data;
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ops;
 
-	TAILQ_INIT(&eth_dev->link_intr_cbs);
-
 	eth_dev->driver = NULL;
 	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index c1767c4..c7726f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -346,8 +346,6 @@ do_eth_dev_ring_create(const char *name,
 	data->drv_name = drivername;
 	data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
-	TAILQ_INIT(&(eth_dev->link_intr_cbs));
-
 	/* finally assign rx and tx ops */
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = eth_ring_rx;
 	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = eth_ring_tx;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 766d4ef..1912346 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -1032,8 +1032,6 @@ eth_dev_vhost_create(const char *name, char *iface_name, int16_t queues,
 	if (vring_state == NULL)
 		goto error;
 
-	TAILQ_INIT(&eth_dev->link_intr_cbs);
-
 	/* now put it all together
 	 * - store queue data in internal,
 	 * - store numa_node info in ethdev data
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 12af4b1..f58a995 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ rte_eth_dev_allocate(const char *name)
 	memset(eth_dev->data, 0, sizeof(*eth_dev->data));
 	snprintf(eth_dev->data->name, sizeof(eth_dev->data->name), "%s", name);
 	eth_dev->data->port_id = port_id;
+	eth_dev->data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed = 0;
+	eth_dev->data->mtu = ETHER_MTU;
+	TAILQ_INIT(&(eth_dev->link_intr_cbs));
+
 	eth_dev->attached = DEV_ATTACHED;
 	eth_dev_last_created_port = port_id;
 	nb_ports++;
@@ -261,14 +265,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv,
 	eth_dev->pci_dev = pci_dev;
 	eth_dev->driver = eth_drv;
 
-	/* init user callbacks */
-	TAILQ_INIT(&(eth_dev->link_intr_cbs));
-
-	/*
-	 * Set the default MTU.
-	 */
-	eth_dev->data->mtu = ETHER_MTU;
-
 	/* Invoke PMD device initialization function */
 	diag = (*eth_drv->eth_dev_init)(eth_dev);
 	if (diag == 0)
