diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 84ee2eb88121..ee8dbd228fe2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1134,12 +1134,8 @@ route_lookup:
 		max_headroom += 8;
 		mtu -= 8;
 	}
-	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
-		if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
-			mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
-	} else if (mtu < 576) {
-		mtu = 576;
-	}
+	mtu = max(mtu, skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6) ?
+		       IPV6_MIN_MTU : IPV4_MIN_MTU);
 
 	skb_dst_update_pmtu(skb, mtu);
 	if (skb->len - t->tun_hlen - eth_hlen > mtu && !skb_is_gso(skb)) {