diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6498cc2ba8f65c3ea708f0df087ce62a7edefb80..352e9812960110f789eee25482ada1142215cb78 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6372,7 +6372,7 @@ int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 
 	if (dev->max_mtu > 0 && new_mtu > dev->max_mtu) {
 		net_err_ratelimited("%s: Invalid MTU %d requested, hw max %d\n",
-				    dev->name, new_mtu, dev->min_mtu);
+				    dev->name, new_mtu, dev->max_mtu);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}