diff --git a/net_util/src/open_tap.rs b/net_util/src/open_tap.rs
index 95f10ee23..c162f967a 100644
--- a/net_util/src/open_tap.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/open_tap.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub fn open_tap(
     netmask: Option<Ipv4Addr>,
     host_mac: &mut Option<MacAddr>,
     num_rx_q: usize,
+    flags: Option<i32>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<Tap>> {
     let mut taps: Vec<Tap> = Vec::new();
     let mut ifname: String = String::new();
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn open_tap(
         let tap: Tap;
         if i == 0 {
             tap = match if_name {
-                Some(name) => Tap::open_named(name, num_rx_q, None).map_err(Error::TapOpen)?,
+                Some(name) => Tap::open_named(name, num_rx_q, flags).map_err(Error::TapOpen)?,
                 None => Tap::new(num_rx_q).map_err(Error::TapOpen)?,
             };
             if let Some(ip) = ip_addr {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ pub fn open_tap(
 
             ifname = String::from_utf8(tap.get_if_name()).unwrap();
         } else {
-            tap = Tap::open_named(ifname.as_str(), num_rx_q, None).map_err(Error::TapOpen)?;
+            tap = Tap::open_named(ifname.as_str(), num_rx_q, flags).map_err(Error::TapOpen)?;
             tap.set_offload(flag).map_err(Error::TapSetOffload)?;
 
             tap.set_vnet_hdr_size(vnet_hdr_size)
diff --git a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
index 5555cd62b..d79d7deba 100644
--- a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ impl VhostUserNetBackend {
             Some(netmask),
             &mut Some(host_mac),
             num_queues / 2,
+            None,
         )
         .map_err(Error::OpenTap)?;
 
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
index 9d00ac77d..265a4e77f 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl Net {
         queue_size: u16,
         seccomp_action: SeccompAction,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let taps = open_tap(if_name, ip_addr, netmask, host_mac, num_queues / 2)
+        let taps = open_tap(if_name, ip_addr, netmask, host_mac, num_queues / 2, None)
             .map_err(Error::OpenTap)?;
 
         Self::new_with_tap(