diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index d70fb76..4ce9e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@
 		| NETIF_F_HIGHDMA
 		| NETIF_F_LLTX
 		| NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL
-		| NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED;
+		| NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED
+		| NETIF_F_LOOPBACK;
 	dev->ethtool_ops	= &loopback_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->header_ops		= &eth_header_ops;
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &loopback_ops;