diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst b/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
index 7c0ae2b3af..eef0cc2a5f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Features and Limitations of virtio PMD
 In this release, the virtio PMD provides the basic functionality of packet reception and transmission.
 
 *   It supports merge-able buffers per packet when receiving packets and scattered buffer per packet
-    when transmitting packets. The packet size supported is from 64 to 1518.
+    when transmitting packets. The packet size supported is from 64 to 9728.
 
 *   It supports multicast packets and promiscuous mode.