diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 60833e7b5a93..6f4781ec2b36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -6603,6 +6603,11 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(guest_offloads); i++)
+		if (virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, guest_offloads[i]))
+			set_bit(guest_offloads[i], &vi->guest_offloads);
+	vi->guest_offloads_capable = vi->guest_offloads;
+
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	err = virtnet_cpu_notif_add(vi);
@@ -6611,11 +6616,6 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		goto free_unregister_netdev;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(guest_offloads); i++)
-		if (virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, guest_offloads[i]))
-			set_bit(guest_offloads[i], &vi->guest_offloads);
-	vi->guest_offloads_capable = vi->guest_offloads;
-
 	pr_debug("virtnet: registered device %s with %d RX and TX vq's\n",
 		 dev->name, max_queue_pairs);