diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index 3819044b02c5..b21e7a434f90 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ unsigned vhost_net_get_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features)
 
 void vhost_net_ack_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features)
 {
+    net->dev.acked_features = net->dev.backend_features;
     vhost_ack_features(&net->dev, vhost_net_get_feature_bits(net), features);
 }