diff --git a/k8s/distributions/talos/infrastructure/controllers/cilium/patches/helm-release-patch.yaml b/k8s/distributions/talos/infrastructure/controllers/cilium/patches/helm-release-patch.yaml
index df045bac7..d8fff6de2 100644
--- a/k8s/distributions/talos/infrastructure/controllers/cilium/patches/helm-release-patch.yaml
+++ b/k8s/distributions/talos/infrastructure/controllers/cilium/patches/helm-release-patch.yaml
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ spec:
       hostRoot: /sys/fs/cgroup
     k8sServiceHost: localhost
     k8sServicePort: 7445
+    # TODO: Remove MTU setting when the following issue is fixed: https://github.com/cilium/cilium/issues/37529
+    MTU: 1500