diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index f474e79a7745..466da01ba2e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -1647,6 +1647,7 @@ static void veth_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hw_features = VETH_FEATURES;
 	dev->hw_enc_features = VETH_FEATURES;
 	dev->mpls_features = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM | NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;
+	netif_set_tso_max_size(dev, GSO_MAX_SIZE);
 }
 
 /*