diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
index 0e5de88fd6e8..cdd7e5da4a74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ static int octeon_mgmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	netdev->ethtool_ops = &octeon_mgmt_ethtool_ops;
 
 	netdev->min_mtu = 64 - OCTEON_MGMT_RX_HEADROOM;
-	netdev->max_mtu = 16383 - OCTEON_MGMT_RX_HEADROOM;
+	netdev->max_mtu = 16383 - OCTEON_MGMT_RX_HEADROOM - VLAN_HLEN;
 
 	mac = of_get_mac_address(pdev->dev.of_node);