diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
index 5c2fd2852e32..c47108f2a0a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xscale/ixp4xx_eth.c
@@ -64,7 +64,15 @@
 
 #define POOL_ALLOC_SIZE		(sizeof(struct desc) * (RX_DESCS + TX_DESCS))
 #define REGS_SIZE		0x1000
-#define MAX_MRU			1536 /* 0x600 */
+
+/* MRU is said to be 14320 in a code dump, the SW manual says that
+ * MRU/MTU is 16320 and includes VLAN and ethernet headers.
+ * See "IXP400 Software Programmer's Guide" section 10.3.2, page 161.
+ *
+ * FIXME: we have chosen the safe default (14320) but if you can test
+ * jumboframes, experiment with 16320 and see what happens!
+ */
+#define MAX_MRU			(14320 - VLAN_ETH_HLEN)
 #define RX_BUFF_SIZE		ALIGN((NET_IP_ALIGN) + MAX_MRU, 4)
 
 #define NAPI_WEIGHT		16
@@ -1183,6 +1191,54 @@ static void destroy_queues(struct port *port)
 	}
 }
 
+static int ixp4xx_do_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct npe *npe = port->npe;
+	int framesize, chunks;
+	struct msg msg = {};
+
+	/* adjust for ethernet headers */
+	framesize = new_mtu + VLAN_ETH_HLEN;
+	/* max rx/tx 64 byte chunks */
+	chunks = DIV_ROUND_UP(framesize, 64);
+
+	msg.cmd = NPE_SETMAXFRAMELENGTHS;
+	msg.eth_id = port->id;
+
+	/* Firmware wants to know buffer size in 64 byte chunks */
+	msg.byte2 = chunks << 8;
+	msg.byte3 = chunks << 8;
+
+	msg.byte4 = msg.byte6 = framesize >> 8;
+	msg.byte5 = msg.byte7 = framesize & 0xff;
+
+	if (npe_send_recv_message(npe, &msg, "ETH_SET_MAX_FRAME_LENGTH"))
+		return -EIO;
+	netdev_dbg(dev, "set MTU on NPE %s to %d bytes\n",
+		   npe_name(npe), new_mtu);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ixp4xx_eth_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* MTU can only be changed when the interface is up. We also
+	 * set the MTU from dev->mtu when opening the device.
+	 */
+	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
+		ret = ixp4xx_do_change_mtu(dev, new_mtu);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int eth_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1233,6 +1289,8 @@ static int eth_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (npe_send_recv_message(port->npe, &msg, "ETH_SET_FIREWALL_MODE"))
 		return -EIO;
 
+	ixp4xx_do_change_mtu(dev, dev->mtu);
+
 	if ((err = request_queues(port)) != 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1375,6 +1433,7 @@ static int eth_close(struct net_device *dev)
 static const struct net_device_ops ixp4xx_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open = eth_open,
 	.ndo_stop = eth_close,
+	.ndo_change_mtu = ixp4xx_eth_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_start_xmit = eth_xmit,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode = eth_set_mcast_list,
 	.ndo_eth_ioctl = eth_ioctl,
@@ -1489,12 +1548,8 @@ static int ixp4xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ndev->dev.dma_mask = dev->dma_mask;
 	ndev->dev.coherent_dma_mask = dev->coherent_dma_mask;
 
-	/* Maximum frame size is 16320 bytes and includes VLAN and
-	 * ethernet headers. See "IXP400 Software Programmer's Guide"
-	 * section 10.3.2, page 161.
-	 */
 	ndev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
-	ndev->max_mtu = 16320 - VLAN_ETH_HLEN;
+	ndev->max_mtu = MAX_MRU;
 
 	netif_napi_add_weight(ndev, &port->napi, eth_poll, NAPI_WEIGHT);