diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
index e909f96698e8cfb023105a765b00becd6d7e0ae6..1342e0b1815c8e9003c2976ba42dde4593880d70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 			e1000_validate_option(&crc_stripping, &opt, adapter);
 			if (crc_stripping == OPTION_ENABLED)
 				adapter->flags2 |= FLAG2_CRC_STRIPPING;
+		} else {
+			adapter->flags2 |= FLAG2_CRC_STRIPPING;
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Kumeran Lock Loss Workaround */