diff --git a/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_edge_connections.j2 b/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_edge_connections.j2
index f1668d76..f2c23451 100644
--- a/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_edge_connections.j2
+++ b/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_edge_connections.j2
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
             ADMIN_STATE: {{ link.source_interface_enabled | default(true) }}
             BGP_PASSWORD: ""
             BGP_PASSWORD_ENABLE: false
+            MTU: {{ link.source_interface_mtu | default(9216) }}
             OVERRIDE_LOCAL_ASN: false
             POLICY_ID: ""
             ROUTING_TAG: "{{ link.bgp_section.routing_tag | default('') }}"