diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index f1f61d85d94989..f4a05737abf7a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1797,9 +1797,12 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_NOARP) != 0)
 			net->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
 
-		/* maybe the remote can't receive an Ethernet MTU */
-		if (net->mtu > (dev->hard_mtu - net->hard_header_len))
-			net->mtu = dev->hard_mtu - net->hard_header_len;
+		if (net->max_mtu > (dev->hard_mtu - net->hard_header_len))
+			net->max_mtu = dev->hard_mtu - net->hard_header_len;
+
+		if (net->mtu > net->max_mtu)
+			net->mtu = net->max_mtu;
+
 	} else if (!info->in || !info->out)
 		status = usbnet_get_endpoints (dev, udev);
 	else {