diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index d9476509024c9bdbf6f5a3370a904994419bfd86..990f96869fd853afae8660ac9a72c8cdaa61abdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ static void vrf_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* default to no qdisc; user can add if desired */
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
+	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_RX_HANDLER;
 
 	dev->min_mtu = 0;
 	dev->max_mtu = 0;