diff --git a/net/netmap.c b/net/netmap.c
index 8213304a5b7c0a6c65668d44e2fa5dda07fcbbe2..0c1772b03f75deba82c0e1b430e21ae156a6d5da 100644
--- a/net/netmap.c
+++ b/net/netmap.c
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ static void netmap_poll(NetClientState *nc, bool enable)
     NetmapState *s = DO_UPCAST(NetmapState, nc, nc);
 
     if (s->read_poll != enable || s->write_poll != enable) {
-        s->read_poll = enable;
-        s->read_poll = enable;
+        s->write_poll = enable;
+        s->read_poll  = enable;
         netmap_update_fd_handler(s);
     }
 }