diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 521ea9df38d5..3e241681ddd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -12448,9 +12448,10 @@ out_err:
  * i40e_xdp_setup - add/remove an XDP program
  * @vsi: VSI to changed
  * @prog: XDP program
+ * @extack: netlink extended ack
  **/
-static int i40e_xdp_setup(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
-			  struct bpf_prog *prog)
+static int i40e_xdp_setup(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct bpf_prog *prog,
+			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	int frame_size = vsi->netdev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN + VLAN_HLEN;
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
@@ -12459,8 +12460,10 @@ static int i40e_xdp_setup(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	int i;
 
 	/* Don't allow frames that span over multiple buffers */
-	if (frame_size > vsi->rx_buf_len)
+	if (frame_size > vsi->rx_buf_len) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "MTU too large to enable XDP");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (!i40e_enabled_xdp_vsi(vsi) && !prog)
 		return 0;
@@ -12769,7 +12772,7 @@ static int i40e_xdp(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	switch (xdp->command) {
 	case XDP_SETUP_PROG:
-		return i40e_xdp_setup(vsi, xdp->prog);
+		return i40e_xdp_setup(vsi, xdp->prog, xdp->extack);
 	case XDP_SETUP_XSK_POOL:
 		return i40e_xsk_pool_setup(vsi, xdp->xsk.pool,
 					   xdp->xsk.queue_id);