diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index c385c55af653..473ed18b13a1 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -2130,10 +2130,7 @@ static u32 __bpf_skb_min_len(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return min_len;
 }
 
-static u32 __bpf_skb_max_len(const struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	return skb->dev->mtu + skb->dev->hard_header_len;
-}
+#define BPF_SKB_MAX_LEN SKB_MAX_ALLOC
 
 static int bpf_skb_grow_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int new_len)
 {
@@ -2154,7 +2151,7 @@ static int bpf_skb_trim_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int new_len)
 BPF_CALL_3(bpf_skb_change_tail, struct sk_buff *, skb, u32, new_len,
 	   u64, flags)
 {
-	u32 max_len = __bpf_skb_max_len(skb);
+	u32 max_len = BPF_SKB_MAX_LEN;
 	u32 min_len = __bpf_skb_min_len(skb);
 	int ret;