diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
index 51f2ef1..9764672 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@
 		/* toggle the LRO feature*/
 		netdev->features ^= NETIF_F_LRO;
 
+		/* Update private LRO flag */
+		adapter->lro = lro_requested;
+
 		/* update harware LRO capability accordingly */
 		if (lro_requested)
 			adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures |=