diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 0f189f87385923226966a57537b7fa643e540a98..16ceeb1b2c9d8555b76c5914574421edbd66c6da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ struct mlx5e_rq {
 
 	unsigned long          state;
 	int                    ix;
+	unsigned int           hw_mtu;
 
 	struct net_dim         dim; /* Dynamic Interrupt Moderation */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 6e8eead8fde585ca7527ace14ec34e7a7807e179..faa84b45e20abfdb3dcbe4dcaa8fbb24fb2de6eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ static int mlx5e_alloc_rq(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	rq->channel = c;
 	rq->ix      = c->ix;
 	rq->mdev    = mdev;
+	rq->hw_mtu  = MLX5E_SW2HW_MTU(params, params->sw_mtu);
 	rq->stats   = &c->priv->channel_stats[c->ix].rq;
 
 	rq->xdp_prog = params->xdp_prog ? bpf_prog_inc(params->xdp_prog) : NULL;
@@ -3758,10 +3759,11 @@ int mlx5e_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu,
 	}
 
 	if (params->rq_wq_type == MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ) {
+		bool is_linear = mlx5e_rx_mpwqe_is_linear_skb(priv->mdev, &new_channels.params);
 		u8 ppw_old = mlx5e_mpwqe_log_pkts_per_wqe(params);
 		u8 ppw_new = mlx5e_mpwqe_log_pkts_per_wqe(&new_channels.params);
 
-		reset = reset && (ppw_old != ppw_new);
+		reset = reset && (is_linear || (ppw_old != ppw_new));
 	}
 
 	if (!reset) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index a144146b769c1d0b6a3ebbcbfdcb6d2685fd03c8..d543a5cff049c73402bfc09a46f8da7cdea63e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -1064,6 +1064,12 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi,
 	u32 frag_size;
 	bool consumed;
 
+	/* Check packet size. Note LRO doesn't use linear SKB */
+	if (unlikely(cqe_bcnt > rq->hw_mtu)) {
+		rq->stats->oversize_pkts_sw_drop++;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	va             = page_address(di->page) + head_offset;
 	data           = va + rx_headroom;
 	frag_size      = MLX5_SKB_FRAG_SZ(rx_headroom + cqe_bcnt32);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
index 6839481f76974c7f39b2c99ccb8fce4ba89953ea..d57d51c4e65873bd67c2ec4d04a896f4c087becb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static const struct counter_desc sw_stats_desc[] = {
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_STAT(struct mlx5e_sw_stats, rx_wqe_err) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_STAT(struct mlx5e_sw_stats, rx_mpwqe_filler_cqes) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_STAT(struct mlx5e_sw_stats, rx_mpwqe_filler_strides) },
+	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_STAT(struct mlx5e_sw_stats, rx_oversize_pkts_sw_drop) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_STAT(struct mlx5e_sw_stats, rx_buff_alloc_err) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_STAT(struct mlx5e_sw_stats, rx_cqe_compress_blks) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_STAT(struct mlx5e_sw_stats, rx_cqe_compress_pkts) },
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ void mlx5e_grp_sw_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 		s->rx_wqe_err   += rq_stats->wqe_err;
 		s->rx_mpwqe_filler_cqes    += rq_stats->mpwqe_filler_cqes;
 		s->rx_mpwqe_filler_strides += rq_stats->mpwqe_filler_strides;
+		s->rx_oversize_pkts_sw_drop += rq_stats->oversize_pkts_sw_drop;
 		s->rx_buff_alloc_err += rq_stats->buff_alloc_err;
 		s->rx_cqe_compress_blks += rq_stats->cqe_compress_blks;
 		s->rx_cqe_compress_pkts += rq_stats->cqe_compress_pkts;
@@ -1148,6 +1150,7 @@ static const struct counter_desc rq_stats_desc[] = {
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_RX_STAT(struct mlx5e_rq_stats, wqe_err) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_RX_STAT(struct mlx5e_rq_stats, mpwqe_filler_cqes) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_RX_STAT(struct mlx5e_rq_stats, mpwqe_filler_strides) },
+	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_RX_STAT(struct mlx5e_rq_stats, oversize_pkts_sw_drop) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_RX_STAT(struct mlx5e_rq_stats, buff_alloc_err) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_RX_STAT(struct mlx5e_rq_stats, cqe_compress_blks) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_RX_STAT(struct mlx5e_rq_stats, cqe_compress_pkts) },
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
index a4c035aedd46cfe2c64e24f02f64bf90bf809e46..c1064af9d54c6dc32ea921721b04877a54587b8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ struct mlx5e_sw_stats {
 	u64 rx_wqe_err;
 	u64 rx_mpwqe_filler_cqes;
 	u64 rx_mpwqe_filler_strides;
+	u64 rx_oversize_pkts_sw_drop;
 	u64 rx_buff_alloc_err;
 	u64 rx_cqe_compress_blks;
 	u64 rx_cqe_compress_pkts;
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ struct mlx5e_rq_stats {
 	u64 wqe_err;
 	u64 mpwqe_filler_cqes;
 	u64 mpwqe_filler_strides;
+	u64 oversize_pkts_sw_drop;
 	u64 buff_alloc_err;
 	u64 cqe_compress_blks;
 	u64 cqe_compress_pkts;