diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/device_hooks.c b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/device_hooks.c
index 4ab25af2f0..37165fda42 100644
--- a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/device_hooks.c
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/device_hooks.c
@@ -237,15 +237,21 @@ compat_control(void *cookie, uint32 op, void *arg, size_t length)
 			if (length < 4)
 				return B_BAD_VALUE;
 
+			const int MTUs[] = {
+				ETHERMTU_JUMBO,
+				PAGESIZE - (ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN),
+				2290, /* IEEE80211_MTU_MAX */
+				0
+			};
+
 			// This is (usually) only invoked during initialization to get the
-			// maximum frame size. Thus we try to set the largest possible one,
-			// as there is no way to determine what the driver might support.
-			struct ifreq ifr;
-			ifr.ifr_mtu = ETHERMTU_JUMBO;
-			if (compat_control(cookie, SIOCSIFMTU, &ifr, sizeof(ifr)) != 0) {
-				// Try again with 4K at least.
-				ifr.ifr_mtu = 4096 - (ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN);
-				compat_control(cookie, SIOCSIFMTU, &ifr, sizeof(ifr));
+			// maximum frame size. Thus we try a few common possible values,
+			// as there is no way to determine what is supported (or required).
+			for (int i = 0; MTUs[i] != 0; i++) {
+				struct ifreq ifr;
+				ifr.ifr_mtu = MTUs[i];
+				if (compat_control(cookie, SIOCSIFMTU, &ifr, sizeof(ifr)) == 0)
+					break;
 			}
 
 			frameSize = ifp->if_mtu + (ETHER_HDR_LEN + ETHER_CRC_LEN);