diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index b56aae3f7be3..9b8b70ffde5a 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -3420,6 +3420,9 @@ static int mlx5_vdpa_dev_add(struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *v_mdev, const char *name,
 	ndev->mvdev.max_vqs = max_vqs;
 	mvdev = &ndev->mvdev;
 	mvdev->mdev = mdev;
+	/* cpu_to_mlx5vdpa16() below depends on this flag */
+	mvdev->actual_features =
+			(device_features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1));
 
 	ndev->vqs = kcalloc(max_vqs, sizeof(*ndev->vqs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	ndev->event_cbs = kcalloc(max_vqs + 1, sizeof(*ndev->event_cbs), GFP_KERNEL);