diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index bb15b3012aa5..fb96c75da927 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small(struct net_device *dev,
 		void *orig_data;
 		u32 act;
 
-		if (unlikely(hdr->hdr.gso_type || hdr->hdr.flags))
+		if (unlikely(hdr->hdr.gso_type))
 			goto err_xdp;
 
 		if (unlikely(xdp_headroom < virtnet_get_headroom(vi))) {