diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index ba8e6379254976661f358f2e4162ce76c563be00..f2ff6c3906c1b1b9c959d2d8755c5bc2461db166 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -2972,7 +2972,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Set up network device as normal. */
-	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT | IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
+	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT | IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE |
+			   IFF_TX_SKB_NO_LINEAR;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &virtnet_netdev;
 	dev->features = NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;