diff --git a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
index a6c1349e965d..01135e54d95d 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
@@ -165,15 +165,6 @@ static int rxrpc_open_socket(struct rxrpc_local *local, struct net *net)
 			goto error;
 		}
 
-		/* we want to set the don't fragment bit */
-		opt = IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO;
-		ret = kernel_setsockopt(local->socket, SOL_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER,
-					(char *) &opt, sizeof(opt));
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			_debug("setsockopt failed");
-			goto error;
-		}
-
 		/* Fall through and set IPv4 options too otherwise we don't get
 		 * errors from IPv4 packets sent through the IPv6 socket.
 		 */
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/output.c b/net/rxrpc/output.c
index bad3d2420344..90e263c6aa69 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/output.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/output.c
@@ -474,42 +474,22 @@ int rxrpc_send_data_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	skb->tstamp = ktime_get_real();
 
 	switch (conn->params.local->srx.transport.family) {
+	case AF_INET6:
 	case AF_INET:
 		opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DONT;
-		ret = kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
-					SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
-					(char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->params.local->socket, &msg,
-					     iov, 2, len);
-			conn->params.peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+		kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
+				  SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
+				  (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
+		ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->params.local->socket, &msg,
+				     iov, 2, len);
+		conn->params.peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
 
-			opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
-			kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket, SOL_IP,
-					  IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
-					  (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-		}
+		opt = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
+		kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
+				  SOL_IP, IP_MTU_DISCOVER,
+				  (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
 		break;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_AF_RXRPC_IPV6
-	case AF_INET6:
-		opt = IPV6_PMTUDISC_DONT;
-		ret = kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
-					SOL_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER,
-					(char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->params.local->socket, &msg,
-					     iov, 2, len);
-			conn->params.peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
-
-			opt = IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO;
-			kernel_setsockopt(conn->params.local->socket,
-					  SOL_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER,
-					  (char *)&opt, sizeof(opt));
-		}
-		break;
-#endif
-
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}