diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index ccc24a1301f2..848ee655c6ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -5086,7 +5086,8 @@ static int mvpp2_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu)
 			netdev_warn(dev, "mtu %d too high, switching to shared buffers", mtu);
 			mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(priv, false);
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (priv->hw_version >= MVPP22 &&
+		   mvpp2_get_nrxqs(priv) * 2 <= MVPP2_BM_MAX_POOLS) {
 		bool jumbo = false;
 		int i;