diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 897fc8fc08a0..1048607a1528 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -1151,8 +1151,8 @@ int __tipc_nl_bearer_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_MEDIA_UDP
-			if (tipc_udp_mtu_bad(nla_get_u32
-					     (props[TIPC_NLA_PROP_MTU]))) {
+			if (nla_get_u32(props[TIPC_NLA_PROP_MTU]) <
+			    b->encap_hlen + TIPC_MIN_BEARER_MTU) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack,
 					       "MTU value is out-of-range");
 				return -EINVAL;