diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
index 7150e34cf2afb..3028f932e10c0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ int xsk_socket__create_shared(struct xsk_socket **xsk_ptr,
 			goto out_put_ctx;
 		}
 		if (xsk->fd == umem->fd)
-			umem->rx_ring_setup_done = true;
+			umem->tx_ring_setup_done = true;
 	}
 
 	err = xsk_get_mmap_offsets(xsk->fd, &off);