diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
index 7b46fce2e81e..94d228c04496 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int nfp_repr_init(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev,
 	netdev->features &= ~(NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_TSO6);
 	netdev->gso_max_segs = NFP_NET_LSO_MAX_SEGS;
 
-	netdev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
+	netdev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE | IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL;
 	netdev->features |= NETIF_F_LLTX;
 
 	if (nfp_app_has_tc(app)) {