diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 56fc2aebb9ee..a7f2ab22cc40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -4169,13 +4169,17 @@ static bool mlx5e_xsk_validate_mtu(struct net_device *netdev,
 		struct xsk_buff_pool *xsk_pool =
 			mlx5e_xsk_get_pool(&chs->params, chs->params.xsk, ix);
 		struct mlx5e_xsk_param xsk;
+		int max_xdp_mtu;
 
 		if (!xsk_pool)
 			continue;
 
 		mlx5e_build_xsk_param(xsk_pool, &xsk);
+		max_xdp_mtu = mlx5e_xdp_max_mtu(new_params, &xsk);
 
-		if (!mlx5e_validate_xsk_param(new_params, &xsk, mdev)) {
+		/* Validate XSK params and XDP MTU in advance */
+		if (!mlx5e_validate_xsk_param(new_params, &xsk, mdev) ||
+		    new_params->sw_mtu > max_xdp_mtu) {
 			u32 hr = mlx5e_get_linear_rq_headroom(new_params, &xsk);
 			int max_mtu_frame, max_mtu_page, max_mtu;
 
@@ -4185,9 +4189,9 @@ static bool mlx5e_xsk_validate_mtu(struct net_device *netdev,
 			 */
 			max_mtu_frame = MLX5E_HW2SW_MTU(new_params, xsk.chunk_size - hr);
 			max_mtu_page = MLX5E_HW2SW_MTU(new_params, SKB_MAX_HEAD(0));
-			max_mtu = min(max_mtu_frame, max_mtu_page);
+			max_mtu = min3(max_mtu_frame, max_mtu_page, max_xdp_mtu);
 
-			netdev_err(netdev, "MTU %d is too big for an XSK running on channel %u. Try MTU <= %d\n",
+			netdev_err(netdev, "MTU %d is too big for an XSK running on channel %u or its redirection XDP program. Try MTU <= %d\n",
 				   new_params->sw_mtu, ix, max_mtu);
 			return false;
 		}