diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index 0fe2a5d3e258..74e1d964a615 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -1236,10 +1236,8 @@ int ip_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	iph->version		= 4;
 	iph->ihl		= 5;
 
-	if (tunnel->collect_md) {
-		dev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
+	if (tunnel->collect_md)
 		netif_keep_dst(dev);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_tunnel_init);