diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 2d686ccf971b..48b66df88294 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2558,6 +2558,17 @@ static int sh_eth_do_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, rq, cmd);
 }
 
+static int sh_eth_change_mtu(struct net_device *ndev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	if (netif_running(ndev))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	ndev->mtu = new_mtu;
+	netdev_update_features(ndev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* For TSU_POSTn. Please refer to the manual about this (strange) bitfields */
 static void *sh_eth_tsu_get_post_reg_offset(struct sh_eth_private *mdp,
 					    int entry)
@@ -3029,6 +3040,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops sh_eth_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= sh_eth_set_rx_mode,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout		= sh_eth_tx_timeout,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl		= sh_eth_do_ioctl,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= sh_eth_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
 };
@@ -3043,6 +3055,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops sh_eth_netdev_ops_tsu = {
 	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid	= sh_eth_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout		= sh_eth_tx_timeout,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl		= sh_eth_do_ioctl,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= sh_eth_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
 };
@@ -3171,6 +3184,13 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	sh_eth_set_default_cpu_data(mdp->cd);
 
+	/* User's manual states max MTU should be 2048 but due to the
+	 * alignment calculations in sh_eth_ring_init() the practical
+	 * MTU is a bit less. Maybe this can be optimized some more.
+	 */
+	ndev->max_mtu = 2000 - (ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN);
+	ndev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
+
 	/* set function */
 	if (mdp->cd->tsu)
 		ndev->netdev_ops = &sh_eth_netdev_ops_tsu;