diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0aea3fee7f6d7758e822f00453303f67cec6b06b..307142a702d5df5c491d6a6c75d05775e284d6c7 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4971,7 +4971,7 @@ int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	else
 		dev->mtu = new_mtu;
 
-	if (!err && dev->flags & IFF_UP)
+	if (!err)
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEMTU, dev);
 	return err;
 }