diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c b/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c
index 43583f26596c5865f74c2ae10a67b8bddc21ebce..86a39877446d25dcd87f589b8231e999e9c346ea 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-blk/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ vub_get_features(VuDev *dev)
 static uint64_t
 vub_get_protocol_features(VuDev *dev)
 {
-    return 1ull << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CONFIG;
+    return 1ull << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CONFIG |
+           1ull << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_INFLIGHT_SHMFD;
 }
 
 static int