diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 8fc4766c8da9..550965058991 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -1432,6 +1432,8 @@ static int ip6_setup_cork(struct sock *sk, struct inet_cork_full *cork,
 	if (frag_size && frag_size < mtu)
 		mtu = frag_size;
 
+	if (sk_is_udp(sk))
+		mtu = min(mtu, IP6_MAX_MTU);
 	cork->base.fragsize = mtu;
 	cork->base.gso_size = ipc6->gso_size;
 	cork->base.tx_flags = 0;