diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
index 3c764830b93e36b23e238d0a18fb4087f61ffad0..02168fe2510592f1ac7f8728e8c5004bf3e55a48 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int get_transport_options(struct arglist *def)
 	if (strncmp(transport, TRANS_TAP, TRANS_TAP_LEN) == 0)
 		return (vec_rx | VECTOR_BPF);
 	if (strncmp(transport, TRANS_RAW, TRANS_RAW_LEN) == 0)
-		return (vec_rx | vec_tx | VECTOR_BPF);
+		return (vec_rx | vec_tx);
 	return (vec_rx | vec_tx);
 }
 
@@ -1230,6 +1230,11 @@ static int vector_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		irq_rr = (irq_rr + 1) % VECTOR_IRQ_SPACE;
 	}
 
+	if ((vp->options & VECTOR_QDISC_BYPASS) != 0) {
+		if (!uml_raw_enable_qdisc_bypass(vp->fds->rx_fd))
+			vp->options = vp->options | VECTOR_BPF;
+	}
+
 	if ((vp->options & VECTOR_BPF) != 0)
 		vp->bpf = uml_vector_default_bpf(vp->fds->rx_fd, dev->dev_addr);
 
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h
index 699696deb3968d9a499f45c7277178031fb17a5d..0b0a767b90760a6f5d1298f13c618b1eefb6856e 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define VECTOR_RX 1
 #define VECTOR_TX (1 << 1)
 #define VECTOR_BPF (1 << 2)
+#define VECTOR_QDISC_BYPASS (1 << 3)
 
 #define ETH_MAX_PACKET 1500
 #define ETH_HEADER_OTHER 32 /* just in case someone decides to go mad on QnQ */
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c
index 4291f1a5d3429afc9e28f2c86b4333705c21500c..4d6a78e31089f6c12f94bddbf9a53f85bf8d0401 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #define TRANS_RAW "raw"
 #define TRANS_RAW_LEN strlen(TRANS_RAW)
 
-#define QDISC_FAIL "user_init_raw: could not disable qdisc on interface"
 #define VNET_HDR_FAIL "could not enable vnet headers on fd %d"
 #define TUN_GET_F_FAIL "tapraw: TUNGETFEATURES failed: %s"
 #define L2TPV3_BIND_FAIL "l2tpv3_open : could not bind socket err=%i"
@@ -212,8 +211,6 @@ static struct vector_fds *user_init_raw_fds(struct arglist *ifspec)
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	char *iface;
 	struct vector_fds *result = NULL;
-	int optval = 1;
-
 
 	iface = uml_vector_fetch_arg(ifspec, TOKEN_IFNAME);
 	if (iface == NULL)
@@ -256,12 +253,6 @@ static struct vector_fds *user_init_raw_fds(struct arglist *ifspec)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	if (setsockopt(txfd,
-		SOL_PACKET, PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS,
-		&optval, sizeof(optval)) != 0) {
-		printk(UM_KERN_INFO QDISC_FAIL);
-	}
-
 	result = uml_kmalloc(sizeof(struct vector_fds), UM_GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (result != NULL) {
 		result->rx_fd = rxfd;
@@ -281,6 +272,19 @@ static struct vector_fds *user_init_raw_fds(struct arglist *ifspec)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+
+bool uml_raw_enable_qdisc_bypass(int fd)
+{
+	int optval = 1;
+
+	if (setsockopt(fd,
+		SOL_PACKET, PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS,
+		&optval, sizeof(optval)) != 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool uml_raw_enable_vnet_headers(int fd)
 {
 	int optval = 1;
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h
index 421092c57bb7a3321cc2986111ba6a27ec568a6f..d7cbff73b7ff2ffad826be45aeba724b67a0eb58 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ extern int uml_vector_recvmmsg(
 );
 extern void *uml_vector_default_bpf(int fd, void *mac);
 extern int uml_vector_attach_bpf(int fd, void *bpf, int bpf_len);
+extern bool uml_raw_enable_qdisc_bypass(int fd);
 extern bool uml_raw_enable_vnet_headers(int fd);
 extern bool uml_tap_enable_vnet_headers(int fd);