diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 5b4870caf268..e8ab306794d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,7 @@ static void ip6gre_tap_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ether_setup(dev);
 
+	dev->max_mtu = 0;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &ip6gre_tap_netdev_ops;
 	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->priv_destructor = ip6gre_dev_free;