diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index ea203c1aaa241693dd9ed64d4092f4e42e252d57..aef44aa44fe3dd4b29a257e4019d461bcb3dbe78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -2014,6 +2014,29 @@ static void vxlan_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 }
 
+static int vxlan_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	struct vxlan_dev *vxlan = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxlan_rdst *dst = &vxlan->default_dst;
+	struct net_device *lowerdev;
+	int max_mtu;
+
+	lowerdev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), dst->remote_ifindex);
+	if (lowerdev == NULL)
+		return eth_change_mtu(dev, new_mtu);
+
+	if (dst->remote_ip.sa.sa_family == AF_INET6)
+		max_mtu = lowerdev->mtu - VXLAN6_HEADROOM;
+	else
+		max_mtu = lowerdev->mtu - VXLAN_HEADROOM;
+
+	if (new_mtu < 68 || new_mtu > max_mtu)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops vxlan_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_init		= vxlan_init,
 	.ndo_uninit		= vxlan_uninit,
@@ -2022,7 +2045,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vxlan_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= vxlan_xmit,
 	.ndo_get_stats64	= ip_tunnel_get_stats64,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= vxlan_set_multicast_list,
-	.ndo_change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= vxlan_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
 	.ndo_fdb_add		= vxlan_fdb_add,