diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx.h b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
index 606c6f1c057e8e3f3b2f3e3c0f503c4471edf66b..68d26910406d6a1bfe7cdc0624ce5469d3df1461 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx.h
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ struct ag71xx {
 	unsigned int		speed;
 	int			duplex;
 
+	unsigned int		max_frame_len;
+
 	struct work_struct	restart_work;
 	struct delayed_work	link_work;
 	struct timer_list	oom_timer;
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
index 0c2163f5be8880b01a593aeefec93a479ce256f6..281d0f568609a68a6b1d3f75cec51898e9cd226b 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static void ag71xx_hw_setup(struct ag71xx *ag)
 		  MAC_CFG2_PAD_CRC_EN | MAC_CFG2_LEN_CHECK);
 
 	/* setup max frame length */
-	ag71xx_wr(ag, AG71XX_REG_MAC_MFL, AG71XX_TX_MTU_LEN);
+	ag71xx_wr(ag, AG71XX_REG_MAC_MFL, ag->max_frame_len);
 
 	/* setup FIFO configuration registers */
 	ag71xx_wr(ag, AG71XX_REG_FIFO_CFG0, FIFO_CFG0_INIT);
@@ -1048,8 +1048,10 @@ static void ag71xx_netpoll(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int ag71xx_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 {
+	struct ag71xx *ag = netdev_priv(dev);
+
 	if (new_mtu < 68 ||
-	    new_mtu > AG71XX_TX_MTU_LEN - ETH_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN)
+	    new_mtu > ag->max_frame_len - ETH_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
@@ -1164,6 +1166,8 @@ static int ag71xx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ag->tx_ring.size = AG71XX_TX_RING_SIZE_DEFAULT;
 	ag->rx_ring.size = AG71XX_RX_RING_SIZE_DEFAULT;
 
+	ag->max_frame_len = AG71XX_TX_MTU_LEN;
+
 	ag->stop_desc = dma_alloc_coherent(NULL,
 		sizeof(struct ag71xx_desc), &ag->stop_desc_dma, GFP_KERNEL);