diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index f00279e004..0c87c136d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ dpaa_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (frame_size > RTE_ETHER_MAX_LEN)
+	if (frame_size > DPAA_ETH_MAX_LEN)
 		dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
 						DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
index 659bceb467..a858b1372c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 #define VLAN_TAG_SIZE   4 /** < Vlan Header Length */
 #endif
 
+#define DPAA_ETH_MAX_LEN (RTE_ETHER_MTU + \
+			  RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + \
+			  VLAN_TAG_SIZE)
+
 /* PCD frame queues */
 #define DPAA_DEFAULT_NUM_PCD_QUEUES	1
 #define DPAA_VSP_PROFILE_MAX_NUM	8