sizeof(config->mac), config->mac);
 }
 
+static int vdpa_dev_net_status_config_fill(struct sk_buff *msg, u64 features,
+                                          const struct virtio_net_config *config)
+{
+       u16 val_u16;
+
+       if ((features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS)) == 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       val_u16 = __virtio16_to_cpu(true, config->status);
+       return nla_put_u16(msg, VDPA_ATTR_DEV_NET_STATUS, val_u16);
+}
+
 static int vdpa_dev_net_config_fill(struct vdpa_device *vdev, struct sk_buff *msg)
 {
        struct virtio_net_config config = {};
        u64 features_device;
-       u16 val_u16;
 
        vdev->config->get_config(vdev, 0, &config, sizeof(config));
 
-       val_u16 = __virtio16_to_cpu(true, config.status);
-       if (nla_put_u16(msg, VDPA_ATTR_DEV_NET_STATUS, val_u16))
-               return -EMSGSIZE;
-
        features_device = vdev->config->get_device_features(vdev);
 
        if (nla_put_u64_64bit(msg, VDPA_ATTR_DEV_FEATURES, features_device,
        if (vdpa_dev_net_mac_config_fill(msg, features_device, &config))
                return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+       if (vdpa_dev_net_status_config_fill(msg, features_device, &config))
+               return -EMSGSIZE;
+
        return vdpa_dev_net_mq_config_fill(msg, features_device, &config);
 }