diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
index 43b8411c5112..c25dc9f89270 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
@@ -1789,6 +1789,9 @@ static int __stmmac_test_jumbo(struct stmmac_priv *priv, u16 queue)
 	struct stmmac_packet_attrs attr = { };
 	int size = priv->dma_conf.dma_buf_sz;
 
+	if (!dwmac_is_xmac(priv->plat->core_type))
+		size -= NET_IP_ALIGN;
+
 	attr.dst = priv->dev->dev_addr;
 	attr.max_size = size - ETH_FCS_LEN;
 	attr.queue_mapping = queue;