diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
index 8005301..bfa0161 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@
 	dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT;
 	dev->hard_header_len = 10;
 	dev->addr_len = 2;
+	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE;
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops pvc_ops = {