diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
index 527d878627ec1856f2c576227f9001f21a485481..6c5e208f91c670ce8d6c035f4960629b90075813 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_netif.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static int _netif_mtu(kernel_pid_t dev, char *mtu_str)
         puts("error: unable to set MTU.");
         return 1;
     }
-    entry->mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
+    entry->mtu = mtu;
     printf("success: set MTU %u interface %" PRIkernel_pid "\n", mtu,
            dev);
     return 0;