diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
index dde671e97829..c248e0dccbe1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void iptunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct rtable *rt, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	iph->version	=	4;
 	iph->ihl	=	sizeof(struct iphdr) >> 2;
-	iph->frag_off	=	df;
+	iph->frag_off	=	ip_mtu_locked(&rt->dst) ? 0 : df;
 	iph->protocol	=	proto;
 	iph->tos	=	tos;
 	iph->daddr	=	dst;