--- a/pppd/lcp.c
+++ b/pppd/lcp.c
@@ -1904,12 +1904,12 @@ lcp_up(f)
      * the interface MTU is set to the lowest of that, the
      * MTU we want to use, and our link MRU.
      */
-    mtu = ho->neg_mru? ho->mru: PPP_MRU;
+    mtu = MIN(ho->neg_mru? ho->mru: PPP_MRU, ao->mru);
     mru = go->neg_mru? MAX(wo->mru, go->mru): PPP_MRU;
 #ifdef HAVE_MULTILINK
     if (!(multilink && go->neg_mrru && ho->neg_mrru))
 #endif /* HAVE_MULTILINK */
-	netif_set_mtu(f->unit, MIN(MIN(mtu, mru), ao->mru));
+	netif_set_mtu(f->unit, MIN(mtu, mru));
     ppp_send_config(f->unit, mtu,
 		    (ho->neg_asyncmap? ho->asyncmap: 0xffffffff),
 		    ho->neg_pcompression, ho->neg_accompression);
