diff --git a/net/sched/sch_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
index cacf5244958e..6aa5829d6961 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int codel_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	codel_params_init(&q->params);
 	codel_vars_init(&q->vars);
 	codel_stats_init(&q->stats);
-	q->params.mtu = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
+	q->params.mtu = clamp_t(u32, psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)), 256, 1 << 20);
 
 	if (opt) {
 		int err = codel_change(sch, opt, extack);