diff --git a/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c b/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
index 06ca4baa7ad..76e1630d0fd 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ nve_attach(device_t dev)
 	ifp->if_snd.ifq_drv_maxlen = TX_RING_SIZE - 1;
 	IFQ_SET_READY(&ifp->if_snd);
 	ifp->if_capabilities |= IFCAP_VLAN_MTU;
+	ifp->if_capenable |= IFCAP_VLAN_MTU;
 
 	/* Attach to OS's managers. */
 	ether_ifattach(ifp, eaddr);