if (new_mtu < ETH_MIN_MTU)
                        return -EINVAL;
        }
-       if (new_mtu > 0xFFF8 - dev->hard_header_len)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (tnl->parms.proto == IPPROTO_IPV6 || tnl->parms.proto == 0) {
+               if (new_mtu > IP6_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       } else {
+               if (new_mtu > IP_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       }
        dev->mtu = new_mtu;
        return 0;
 }
        if (!(t->parms.flags & IP6_TNL_F_IGN_ENCAP_LIMIT))
                dev->mtu -= 8;
        dev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
-       dev->max_mtu = 0xFFF8 - dev->hard_header_len;
+       dev->max_mtu = IP6_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len;
 
        return 0;
 
 
        dev->hard_header_len    = LL_MAX_HEADER + t_hlen;
        dev->mtu                = ETH_DATA_LEN - t_hlen;
        dev->min_mtu            = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
-       dev->max_mtu            = 0xFFF8 - t_hlen;
+       dev->max_mtu            = IP6_MAX_MTU - t_hlen;
        dev->flags              = IFF_NOARP;
        netif_keep_dst(dev);
        dev->addr_len           = 4;
        if (tb[IFLA_MTU]) {
                u32 mtu = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]);
 
-               if (mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU && mtu <= 0xFFF8 - dev->hard_header_len)
+               if (mtu >= IPV6_MIN_MTU &&
+                   mtu <= IP6_MAX_MTU - dev->hard_header_len)
                        dev->mtu = mtu;
        }