diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 4c04e271f18441225663f4f42f4a21521ee311cf..5a048f050a9ceef68e5cffdf52e089031a855b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -612,11 +612,16 @@ static const struct net_device_ops gtp_netdev_ops = {
 
 static void gtp_link_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	unsigned int max_gtp_header_len = sizeof(struct iphdr) +
+					  sizeof(struct udphdr) +
+					  sizeof(struct gtp0_header);
+
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &gtp_netdev_ops;
 	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 
 	dev->hard_header_len = 0;
 	dev->addr_len = 0;
+	dev->mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN - max_gtp_header_len;
 
 	/* Zero header length. */
 	dev->type = ARPHRD_NONE;
@@ -626,11 +631,7 @@ static void gtp_link_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->features	|= NETIF_F_LLTX;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
 
-	/* Assume largest header, ie. GTPv0. */
-	dev->needed_headroom	= LL_MAX_HEADER +
-				  sizeof(struct iphdr) +
-				  sizeof(struct udphdr) +
-				  sizeof(struct gtp0_header);
+	dev->needed_headroom	= LL_MAX_HEADER + max_gtp_header_len;
 }
 
 static int gtp_hashtable_new(struct gtp_dev *gtp, int hsize);