diff --git a/config/vpp1/vppcfg.yaml b/config/vpp1/vppcfg.yaml
index 8e27268..afc8cdd 100644
--- a/config/vpp1/vppcfg.yaml
+++ b/config/vpp1/vppcfg.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interfaces:
     addresses: [ 10.82.98.65/28, 2001:db8:8298:101::1/64 ]
   eth2:
     description: 'To vpp2'
-    mtu: 9000
+    mtu: 9216
     lcp: eth2
     addresses: [ 10.82.98.16/31, 2001:db8:8298:1::1/64 ]
 loopbacks:
diff --git a/config/vpp2/vppcfg.yaml b/config/vpp2/vppcfg.yaml
index 038702d..9df4f53 100644
--- a/config/vpp2/vppcfg.yaml
+++ b/config/vpp2/vppcfg.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interfaces:
     addresses: [ 10.82.98.81/28, 2001:db8:8298:102::1/64 ]
   eth2:
     description: 'To vpp1'
-    mtu: 9000
+    mtu: 9216
     lcp: eth2
     addresses: [ 10.82.98.17/31, 2001:db8:8298:1::2/64 ]
 loopbacks: