diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index 1e1aa30eb..c5a84055d 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ struct state_audio * audio_cfg_init(struct module *parent, const char *addrs, in
                 char *audio_channel_map, const char *audio_scale,
                 bool echo_cancellation, bool use_ipv6, const char *mcast_if,
                 const char *audio_codec_cfg,
-                bool isStd, long packet_rate, int audio_delay, const std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point *start_time)
+                bool isStd, long packet_rate, int audio_delay, const std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point *start_time, int mtu)
 {
         struct state_audio *s = NULL;
         char *tmp, *unused = NULL;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ struct state_audio * audio_cfg_init(struct module *parent, const char *addrs, in
                 s->requested_encryption = strdup(encryption);
         }
         
-        s->tx_session = tx_init(&s->mod, 1500, TX_MEDIA_AUDIO, fec_cfg, encryption, packet_rate);
+        s->tx_session = tx_init(&s->mod, mtu, TX_MEDIA_AUDIO, fec_cfg, encryption, packet_rate);
         if(!s->tx_session) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to initialize audio transmit.\n");
                 goto error;
diff --git a/src/audio/audio.h b/src/audio/audio.h
index e4565a280..7dd0e29b2 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.h
+++ b/src/audio/audio.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct state_audio * audio_cfg_init(struct module *parent, const char *addrs, in
                 char *jack_cfg, const char *fec_cfg, const char *encryption,
                 char *audio_channel_map, const char *audio_scale,
                 bool echo_cancellation, bool use_ipv6, const char *mcast_iface, const char *audio_codec_cfg,
-                bool isStd, long packet_rate, int audio_delay, const std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point *start_time);
+                bool isStd, long packet_rate, int audio_delay, const std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point *start_time, int mtu);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b626ca1b9..09a728dc3 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -889,7 +889,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                         jack_cfg, requested_audio_fec, requested_encryption,
                         audio_channel_map,
                         audio_scale, echo_cancellation, ipv6, requested_mcast_if,
-                        audio_codec, isStd, packet_rate, audio_delay, &start_time);
+                        audio_codec, isStd, packet_rate, audio_delay, &start_time,
+                        requested_mtu);
         if(!uv->audio) {
                 exit_uv(EXIT_FAIL_AUDIO);
                 goto cleanup;