diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index e97ab824e368..9ee5787634e5 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -562,8 +562,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 			   NETIF_F_HIGHDMA | NETIF_F_SCTP_CRC |
 			   NETIF_F_ALL_FCOE;
 
-	dev->features |= real_dev->vlan_features | NETIF_F_LLTX |
-			 NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;
+	dev->features |= dev->hw_features | NETIF_F_LLTX;
 	dev->gso_max_size = real_dev->gso_max_size;
 	dev->gso_max_segs = real_dev->gso_max_segs;
 	if (dev->features & NETIF_F_VLAN_FEATURES)