diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index bfadc493470218c50083b6a615aa17e33f51de2e..8f29ef133743bdaa8e1136979a29ccfa38d0bbcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ static int ionic_init_nic_features(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 
 	netdev->hw_features |= netdev->hw_enc_features;
 	netdev->features |= netdev->hw_features;
+	netdev->vlan_features |= netdev->features & ~NETIF_F_VLAN_FEATURES;
 
 	netdev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT |
 			      IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;