diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index bceaf4b1b85d..86c1964f42e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -2793,7 +2793,22 @@ static void iavf_init_config_adapter(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo = 5 * HZ;
 
 	netdev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
-	netdev->max_mtu = LIBIE_MAX_MTU;
+
+	/* PF/VF API: vf_res->max_mtu is max frame size (not MTU).
+	 * Convert to MTU.
+	 */
+	if (!adapter->vf_res->max_mtu) {
+		netdev->max_mtu = LIBIE_MAX_MTU;
+	} else if (adapter->vf_res->max_mtu < LIBETH_RX_LL_LEN + ETH_MIN_MTU ||
+		   adapter->vf_res->max_mtu >
+			   LIBETH_RX_LL_LEN + LIBIE_MAX_MTU) {
+		netdev_warn_once(adapter->netdev,
+				 "invalid max frame size %d from PF, using default MTU %d",
+				 adapter->vf_res->max_mtu, LIBIE_MAX_MTU);
+		netdev->max_mtu = LIBIE_MAX_MTU;
+	} else {
+		netdev->max_mtu = adapter->vf_res->max_mtu - LIBETH_RX_LL_LEN;
+	}
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(adapter->hw.mac.addr)) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Invalid MAC address %pM, using random\n",