diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 14dfb9278345..1267786d2931 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -908,9 +908,6 @@ static int vrf_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->flags = IFF_MASTER | IFF_NOARP;
 
-	/* MTU is irrelevant for VRF device; set to 64k similar to lo */
-	dev->mtu = 64 * 1024;
-
 	/* similarly, oper state is irrelevant; set to up to avoid confusion */
 	dev->operstate = IF_OPER_UP;
 	return 0;
@@ -1343,7 +1340,8 @@ static void vrf_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * which breaks networking.
 	 */
 	dev->min_mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
-	dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
+	dev->max_mtu = IP6_MAX_MTU;
+	dev->mtu = dev->max_mtu;
 }
 
 static int vrf_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],