diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.c
index 240ee448f4..821b66e266 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.c
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ int dns_packet_new(DnsPacket **ret, DnsProtocol protocol, size_t mtu) {
 
         assert(ret);
 
-        if (mtu <= UDP_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE)
-                a = DNS_PACKET_SIZE_START;
-        else
-                a = mtu - UDP_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
-
-        if (a < DNS_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE)
-                a = DNS_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
+        a = MAX(mtu, DNS_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE);
 
         /* round up to next page size */
         a = PAGE_ALIGN(ALIGN(sizeof(DnsPacket)) + a) - ALIGN(sizeof(DnsPacket));
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.h b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.h
index 2c92392e4d..3abcaf8cf3 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.h
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-packet.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ struct DnsPacketHeader {
 /* With EDNS0 we can use larger packets, default to 4096, which is what is commonly used */
 #define DNS_PACKET_UNICAST_SIZE_LARGE_MAX 4096
 
-#define DNS_PACKET_SIZE_START 512
-
 struct DnsPacket {
         int n_ref;
         DnsProtocol protocol;