diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index da66aaac51ce..00e138a44cbb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1692,8 +1692,13 @@ int ip6_tnl_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		if (new_mtu < ETH_MIN_MTU)
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (new_mtu > 0xFFF8 - dev->hard_header_len)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (tnl->parms.proto == IPPROTO_IPV6 || tnl->parms.proto == 0) {
+		if (new_mtu > IP6_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		if (new_mtu > IP_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1841,7 +1846,7 @@ ip6_tnl_dev_init_gen(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!(t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_IGN_ENCAP_LIMIT))
 		dev->mtu -= 8;
 	dev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
-	dev->max_mtu = 0xFFF8 - dev->hard_header_len;
+	dev->max_mtu = IP6_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len;
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 2afce37a7177..e9400ffa7875 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hard_header_len	= LL_MAX_HEADER + t_hlen;
 	dev->mtu		= ETH_DATA_LEN - t_hlen;
 	dev->min_mtu		= IPV6_MIN_MTU;
-	dev->max_mtu		= 0xFFF8 - t_hlen;
+	dev->max_mtu		= IP6_MAX_MTU - t_hlen;
 	dev->flags		= IFF_NOARP;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
 	dev->addr_len		= 4;
@@ -1583,7 +1583,8 @@ static int ipip6_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (tb[IFLA_MTU]) {
 		u32 mtu = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]);
 
-		if (mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU && mtu <= 0xFFF8 - dev->hard_header_len)
+		if (mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU &&
+		    mtu <= IP6_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len)
 			dev->mtu = mtu;
 	}