int ethtool_op_set_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 {
        const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
+       unsigned long features = dev->features;
 
        if (data & ETH_FLAG_LRO)
-               dev->features |= NETIF_F_LRO;
+               features |= NETIF_F_LRO;
        else
-               dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;
+               features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;
 
        if (data & ETH_FLAG_NTUPLE) {
                if (!ops->set_rx_ntuple)
                        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-               dev->features |= NETIF_F_NTUPLE;
+               features |= NETIF_F_NTUPLE;
        } else {
                /* safe to clear regardless */
-               dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_NTUPLE;
+               features &= ~NETIF_F_NTUPLE;
        }
 
+       dev->features = features;
        return 0;
 }