diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 81d92978cc92..ba4d5e66a4d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -3106,9 +3106,9 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_set(struct net_device *dev, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->mtu > max_sz) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "MTU too large to enable XDP");
-		netdev_warn(dev, "XDP requires MTU less than %u\n", max_sz);
+	if (prog && !prog->aux->xdp_has_frags && dev->mtu > max_sz) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "MTU too large to enable XDP without frags");
+		netdev_warn(dev, "single-buffer XDP requires MTU less than %u\n", max_sz);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}