diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 149a0b4489be4088514f9e02c7c768629185449f..35da2d74e73ecc74f567a528cb2ebffd9a25edcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3896,6 +3896,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ixgbevf_netdev_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	.ndo_poll_controller	= ixgbevf_netpoll,
 #endif
+	.ndo_features_check	= passthru_features_check,
 };
 
 static void ixgbevf_assign_netdev_ops(struct net_device *dev)