diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py b/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py
index 50e8ee96467..74e1ea558aa 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/interface.py
@@ -244,8 +244,12 @@ class LinuxInterfaceDriver(object):
              bridge=None, namespace=None, prefix=None, mtu=None):
         if not ip_lib.device_exists(device_name,
                                     namespace=namespace):
-            self.plug_new(network_id, port_id, device_name, mac_address,
-                          bridge, namespace, prefix, mtu)
+            try:
+                self.plug_new(network_id, port_id, device_name, mac_address,
+                              bridge, namespace, prefix, mtu)
+            except TypeError:
+                self.plug_new(network_id, port_id, device_name, mac_address,
+                              bridge, namespace, prefix)
         else:
             LOG.info(_LI("Device %s already exists"), device_name)
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py
index ce008cfe2d0..d4418799eb3 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_interface.py
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ class FakePort(object):
     network_id = network.id
 
 
+class FakeInterfaceDriverNoMtu(interface.LinuxInterfaceDriver):
+    # NOTE(ihrachys) this method intentially omit mtu= parameter, since that
+    # was the method signature before Mitaka. We should make sure the old
+    # signature still works.
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(FakeInterfaceDriverNoMtu, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.plug_called = False
+
+    def plug_new(self, network_id, port_id, device_name, mac_address,
+                 bridge=None, namespace=None, prefix=None):
+        self.plug_called = True
+
+    def unplug(self, device_name, bridge=None, namespace=None, prefix=None):
+        pass
+
+
 class TestBase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestBase, self).setUp()
@@ -68,6 +85,16 @@ class TestBase(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.device_exists = self.device_exists_p.start()
 
 
+class TestABCDriverNoMtu(TestBase):
+
+    def test_plug_with_no_mtu_works(self):
+        driver = FakeInterfaceDriverNoMtu(self.conf)
+        self.device_exists.return_value = False
+        driver.plug(
+            mock.Mock(), mock.Mock(), mock.Mock(), mock.Mock(), mtu=9000)
+        self.assertTrue(driver.plug_called)
+
+
 class TestABCDriver(TestBase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestABCDriver, self).setUp()