diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
index 3d940c67ea94e6e126703425e73e132cae65b906..373455f216cee4c7eae3f6613e3c98a461aa44b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -637,9 +637,11 @@ struct nvsp_message {
 #define NETVSC_MTU 65535
 #define NETVSC_MTU_MIN ETH_MIN_MTU
 
-#define NETVSC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE		(1024*1024*16)	/* 16MB */
-#define NETVSC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE_LEGACY	(1024*1024*15)  /* 15MB */
+/* Max buffer sizes allowed by a host */
+#define NETVSC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE		(1024 * 1024 * 31) /* 31MB */
+#define NETVSC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE_LEGACY	(1024 * 1024 * 15) /* 15MB */
 #define NETVSC_SEND_BUFFER_SIZE			(1024 * 1024 * 15)   /* 15MB */
+
 #define NETVSC_INVALID_INDEX			-1
 
 #define NETVSC_SEND_SECTION_SIZE		6144
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index e4bcd202a56a25d46fde6dc458e727e948cadce1..e5d16a8cf0d615b097adc71ff8ada7f5c8781cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ static int netvsc_init_buf(struct hv_device *device,
 	buf_size = device_info->recv_sections * device_info->recv_section_size;
 	buf_size = roundup(buf_size, PAGE_SIZE);
 
+	/* Legacy hosts only allow smaller receive buffer */
+	if (net_device->nvsp_version <= NVSP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_2)
+		buf_size = min_t(unsigned int, buf_size,
+				 NETVSC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE_LEGACY);
+
 	net_device->recv_buf = vzalloc(buf_size);
 	if (!net_device->recv_buf) {
 		netdev_err(ndev,