diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index 40ad1e5032553b9a833b0a7697f7cc9316fee382..e2f6670d6eaf0ff90a33f5e476d1b81bb81b4257 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static int ibmveth_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	}
 
 	netdev->min_mtu = IBMVETH_MIN_MTU;
-	netdev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
+	netdev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU - IBMVETH_BUFF_OH;
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr_p, ETH_ALEN);