diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 0a5d6c7bb128..30383c4f8fd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -3549,7 +3549,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_get_max_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 		return 10240 - VLAN_ETH_HLEN - EDSA_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN;
 	else if (chip->info->ops->set_max_frame_size)
 		return 1632 - VLAN_ETH_HLEN - EDSA_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN;
-	return 1522 - VLAN_ETH_HLEN - EDSA_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN;
+	return ETH_DATA_LEN;
 }
 
 static int mv88e6xxx_change_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, int new_mtu)
@@ -3557,6 +3557,17 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_change_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, int new_mtu)
 	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	/* For families where we don't know how to alter the MTU,
+	 * just accept any value up to ETH_DATA_LEN
+	 */
+	if (!chip->info->ops->port_set_jumbo_size &&
+	    !chip->info->ops->set_max_frame_size) {
+		if (new_mtu > ETH_DATA_LEN)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (dsa_is_dsa_port(ds, port) || dsa_is_cpu_port(ds, port))
 		new_mtu += EDSA_HLEN;
 
@@ -3565,9 +3576,6 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_change_mtu(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, int new_mtu)
 		ret = chip->info->ops->port_set_jumbo_size(chip, port, new_mtu);
 	else if (chip->info->ops->set_max_frame_size)
 		ret = chip->info->ops->set_max_frame_size(chip, new_mtu);
-	else
-		if (new_mtu > 1522)
-			ret = -EINVAL;
 	mv88e6xxx_reg_unlock(chip);
 
 	return ret;