diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index 17a46e76123f..9ac14f804851 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ static struct ucc_geth_info ugeth_primary_info = {
 	.maxGroupAddrInHash = 4,
 	.maxIndAddrInHash = 4,
 	.prel = 7,
-	.maxFrameLength = 1518,
+	.maxFrameLength = 1518+16, /* Add extra bytes for VLANs etc. */
 	.minFrameLength = 64,
-	.maxD1Length = 1520,
-	.maxD2Length = 1520,
+	.maxD1Length = 1520+16, /* Add extra bytes for VLANs etc. */
+	.maxD2Length = 1520+16, /* Add extra bytes for VLANs etc. */
 	.vlantype = 0x8100,
 	.ecamptr = ((uint32_t) NULL),
 	.eventRegMask = UCCE_OTHER,