diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index b8f8da7ee3dea4ba09f958e476c6b6f77b05e23a..41c1ad33d009fc7de81cd9f330cbc7d6c7f7f05a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/container_of.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
@@ -700,6 +701,9 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	int max_header_len = batadv_max_header_len();
 	int ret;
 
+	if (hard_iface->net_dev->mtu < ETH_MIN_MTU + max_header_len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
 		goto out;