diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 13f033c..c4e748e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -1980,11 +1980,6 @@ static int lan78xx_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 	int old_rx_urb_size = dev->rx_urb_size;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (new_mtu > MAX_SINGLE_PACKET_SIZE)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (new_mtu <= 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	/* no second zero-length packet read wanted after mtu-sized packets */
 	if ((ll_mtu % dev->maxpacket) == 0)
 		return -EDOM;
@@ -3388,6 +3383,9 @@ static int lan78xx_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (netdev->mtu > (dev->hard_mtu - netdev->hard_header_len))
 		netdev->mtu = dev->hard_mtu - netdev->hard_header_len;
 
+	/* MTU range: 68 - 9000 */
+	netdev->max_mtu = MAX_SINGLE_PACKET_SIZE;
+
 	dev->ep_blkin = (intf->cur_altsetting)->endpoint + 0;
 	dev->ep_blkout = (intf->cur_altsetting)->endpoint + 1;
 	dev->ep_intr = (intf->cur_altsetting)->endpoint + 2;