diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 6321f12630c8c5fb6277097dea1a847549f92d4f..8a4ba8b88e52f9d5b1ba318e5dbfb53344f6ebca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4179,6 +4179,7 @@ void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 
 	/* Initialize the device entry points */
 	ether_setup(bond_dev);
+	bond_dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
 	bond_dev->netdev_ops = &bond_netdev_ops;
 	bond_dev->ethtool_ops = &bond_ethtool_ops;