diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 21ad4b1d7f03bc05d4b018ce96951ac39c3912a3..d9476509024c9bdbf6f5a3370a904994419bfd86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,9 @@ static void vrf_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* default to no qdisc; user can add if desired */
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
+
+	dev->min_mtu = 0;
+	dev->max_mtu = 0;
 }
 
 static int vrf_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],