diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 7ea5cf9ea08a..86bff9b1ac47 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -586,9 +586,14 @@ static void vlan_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 static u32 vlan_dev_fix_features(struct net_device *dev, u32 features)
 {
 	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
+	u32 old_features = features;
 
 	features &= real_dev->features;
 	features &= real_dev->vlan_features;
+
+	if (old_features & NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES)
+		features |= old_features & NETIF_F_SOFT_FEATURES;
+
 	if (dev_ethtool_get_rx_csum(real_dev))
 		features |= NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 	features |= NETIF_F_LLTX;