diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
index 9b0cf309c8..a6815a9cca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_ethdev.h
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ ipn3ke_tm_ops_get(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
  */
 #define IPN3KE_ETH_OVERHEAD \
 	(RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + IPN3KE_VLAN_TAG_SIZE * 2)
+#define IPN3KE_ETH_MAX_LEN (RTE_ETHER_MTU + IPN3KE_ETH_OVERHEAD)
 
 #define IPN3KE_MAC_FRAME_SIZE_MAX    9728
 #define IPN3KE_MAC_RX_FRAME_MAXLENGTH    0x00AE
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
index 8a53602576..9e15cce34f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
@@ -2801,7 +2801,7 @@ ipn3ke_rpst_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, uint16_t mtu)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	if (frame_size > RTE_ETHER_MAX_LEN)
+	if (frame_size > IPN3KE_ETH_MAX_LEN)
 		dev_data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
 			(uint64_t)(DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME);
 	else