diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index ea9890d61967..006f1a603102 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -2367,6 +2367,10 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 			dev->mtu = mtu;
 			dev->max_mtu = mtu;
 		}
+
+		/* TODO: size buffers correctly in this case. */
+		if (dev->mtu > ETH_DATA_LEN)
+			vi->big_packets = true;
 	}
 
 	if (vi->any_header_sg)