diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index a791552..583b77e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1430,9 +1430,17 @@
 static int
 ip6_tnl_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 {
-	if (new_mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU) {
-		return -EINVAL;
+	struct ip6_tnl *tnl = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	if (tnl->parms.proto == IPPROTO_IPIP) {
+		if (new_mtu < 68)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		if (new_mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (new_mtu > 0xFFF8 - dev->hard_header_len)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
 	return 0;
 }