diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index a828015..87312dc 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5300,6 +5300,17 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_change_flags);
 
+static int __dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
+
+	if (ops->ndo_change_mtu)
+		return ops->ndo_change_mtu(dev, new_mtu);
+
+	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *	dev_set_mtu - Change maximum transfer unit
  *	@dev: device
@@ -5309,8 +5320,7 @@
  */
 int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 {
-	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
-	int err;
+	int err, orig_mtu;
 
 	if (new_mtu == dev->mtu)
 		return 0;
@@ -5322,14 +5332,20 @@
 	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	err = 0;
-	if (ops->ndo_change_mtu)
-		err = ops->ndo_change_mtu(dev, new_mtu);
-	else
-		dev->mtu = new_mtu;
+	orig_mtu = dev->mtu;
+	err = __dev_set_mtu(dev, new_mtu);
 
-	if (!err)
-		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEMTU, dev);
+	if (!err) {
+		err = call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEMTU, dev);
+		err = notifier_to_errno(err);
+		if (err) {
+			/* setting mtu back and notifying everyone again,
+			 * so that they have a chance to revert changes.
+			 */
+			__dev_set_mtu(dev, orig_mtu);
+			call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEMTU, dev);
+		}
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_set_mtu);