diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
index c17c70adef0d87a5f605575263721706f79ef831..45c769e8c22a63fd03e9a0337d527402c1d7ca1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
@@ -100,20 +100,10 @@ static int aq_ndev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 static int aq_ndev_change_mtu(struct net_device *ndev, int new_mtu)
 {
 	struct aq_nic_s *aq_nic = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	int err = 0;
+	int err = aq_nic_set_mtu(aq_nic, new_mtu + ETH_HLEN);
 
-	if (new_mtu == ndev->mtu) {
-		err = 0;
-		goto err_exit;
-	}
-	if (new_mtu < 68) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_exit;
-	}
-	err = aq_nic_set_mtu(aq_nic, new_mtu + ETH_HLEN);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_exit;
-	ndev->mtu = new_mtu;
 
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
 		aq_ndev_close(ndev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
index a153750523bd224f17ae291905c6976a1a225b93..4b8d074a84509faba705dcfee3dd42848d8d477b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ struct aq_nic_s *aq_nic_alloc_cold(const struct net_device_ops *ndev_ops,
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, dev);
 
 	ndev->if_port = port;
+	ndev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	self->ndev = ndev;
 
 	self->aq_pci_func = aq_pci_func;