diff --git a/hw/virtio-net.c b/hw/virtio-net.c
index c2a389ffb579487c5fa86025d4a3adb3efcfe437..02d9180f743b46d49f6c8129aa569d4182934df0 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-net.c
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ static uint32_t virtio_net_get_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t features)
 {
     VirtIONet *n = to_virtio_net(vdev);
 
+    features |= (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
+
     if (peer_has_vnet_hdr(n)) {
         tap_using_vnet_hdr(n->nic->nc.peer, 1);
     } else {
diff --git a/hw/virtio-net.h b/hw/virtio-net.h
index 9130d75c939d98f8b8de7b60797e954cb8a77579..e55119b6124766d0c855d9ca95e7d190fe4f136f 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-net.h
+++ b/hw/virtio-net.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ struct virtio_net_ctrl_mac {
         DEFINE_VIRTIO_COMMON_FEATURES(_state, _field), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("csum", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("guest_csum", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, true), \
-        DEFINE_PROP_BIT("mac", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("gso", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GSO, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("guest_tso4", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("guest_tso6", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6, true), \