diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
index c74893c1e620..e7f7a1a002ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ int ipvlan_link_new(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	ipvlan->dev = dev;
 	ipvlan->port = port;
 	ipvlan->sfeatures = IPVLAN_FEATURES;
-	ipvlan_adjust_mtu(ipvlan, phy_dev);
+	if (!tb[IFLA_MTU])
+		ipvlan_adjust_mtu(ipvlan, phy_dev);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ipvlan->addrs);
 
 	/* If the port-id base is at the MAX value, then wrap it around and