diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index 6554322af2c1..637809e3bd0d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -143,21 +143,11 @@ static inline int qlen(struct usb_gadget *gadget, unsigned qmult)
 
 static int ueth_change_mtu(struct net_device *net, int new_mtu)
 {
-	struct eth_dev	*dev = netdev_priv(net);
-	unsigned long	flags;
-	int		status = 0;
+	if (new_mtu <= ETH_HLEN || new_mtu > GETHER_MAX_ETH_FRAME_LEN)
+		return -ERANGE;
+	net->mtu = new_mtu;
 
-	/* don't change MTU on "live" link (peer won't know) */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);
-	if (dev->port_usb)
-		status = -EBUSY;
-	else if (new_mtu <= ETH_HLEN || new_mtu > GETHER_MAX_ETH_FRAME_LEN)
-		status = -ERANGE;
-	else
-		net->mtu = new_mtu;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
-
-	return status;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void eth_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_drvinfo *p)