diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index ee8ed9da..4491ca5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 
 	dev->tx_queue_len = XENVIF_QUEUE_LENGTH;
 
-	dev->min_mtu = 0;
+	dev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU - VLAN_ETH_HLEN;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 523387e..8b8689c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ static struct net_device *xennet_create_dev(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 	netdev->features |= netdev->hw_features;
 
 	netdev->ethtool_ops = &xennet_ethtool_ops;
-	netdev->min_mtu = 0;
+	netdev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	netdev->max_mtu = XEN_NETIF_MAX_TX_SIZE;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &dev->dev);