diff --git a/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hn.c b/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hn.c
index ae4d37d627c..ee800eb46de 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hn.c
+++ b/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hn.c
@@ -4323,6 +4323,7 @@ hn_chan_attach(struct hn_softc *sc, struct vmbus_channel *chan)
 	KASSERT((rxr->hn_rx_flags & HN_RX_FLAG_ATTACHED) == 0,
 	    ("RX ring %d already attached", idx));
 	rxr->hn_rx_flags |= HN_RX_FLAG_ATTACHED;
+	rxr->hn_chan = chan;
 
 	if (bootverbose) {
 		if_printf(sc->hn_ifp, "link RX ring %d to chan%u\n",
diff --git a/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hnvar.h b/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hnvar.h
index 38d7b6f7040..d9b7bb8e745 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hnvar.h
+++ b/sys/dev/hyperv/netvsc/if_hnvar.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ struct hn_rx_ring {
 
 	void		*hn_br;		/* TX/RX bufring */
 	struct hyperv_dma hn_br_dma;
+
+	struct vmbus_channel *hn_chan;
 } __aligned(CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
 
 #define HN_TRUST_HCSUM_IP	0x0001