diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index f3d522c..22c059a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@
 	active[0] = active[1] = l_ptr;
 exit:
 	/* Leave room for changeover header when returning 'mtu' to users: */
-	n_ptr->act_mtus[0] = active[0]->max_pkt - INT_H_SIZE;
-	n_ptr->act_mtus[1] = active[1]->max_pkt - INT_H_SIZE;
+	n_ptr->act_mtus[0] = active[0]->mtu - INT_H_SIZE;
+	n_ptr->act_mtus[1] = active[1]->mtu - INT_H_SIZE;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -319,11 +319,10 @@
 
 	/* Leave room for changeover header when returning 'mtu' to users: */
 	if (active[0]) {
-		n_ptr->act_mtus[0] = active[0]->max_pkt - INT_H_SIZE;
-		n_ptr->act_mtus[1] = active[1]->max_pkt - INT_H_SIZE;
+		n_ptr->act_mtus[0] = active[0]->mtu - INT_H_SIZE;
+		n_ptr->act_mtus[1] = active[1]->mtu - INT_H_SIZE;
 		return;
 	}
-
 	/* Loopback link went down? No fragmentation needed from now on. */
 	if (n_ptr->addr == tn->own_addr) {
 		n_ptr->act_mtus[0] = MAX_MSG_SIZE;