diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index b388134..708c0e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -1141,6 +1141,22 @@ rx_func_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &virtio_recv_pkts;
 }
 
+static inline int
+rx_offload_enabled(struct virtio_hw *hw)
+{
+	return vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM) ||
+		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) ||
+		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6);
+}
+
+static inline int
+tx_offload_enabled(struct virtio_hw *hw)
+{
+	return vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM) ||
+		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4) ||
+		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6);
+}
+
 /* reset device and renegotiate features if needed */
 static int
 virtio_init_device(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint64_t req_features)
@@ -1161,6 +1177,9 @@ virtio_init_device(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint64_t req_features)
 	if (virtio_negotiate_features(hw, req_features) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	hw->tx_offload = tx_offload_enabled(hw);
+	hw->rx_offload = rx_offload_enabled(hw);
+
 	/* If host does not support status then disable LSC */
 	if (!vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS))
 		eth_dev->data->dev_flags &= ~RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
index 0c5ed31..442eed2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ struct virtio_hw {
 	struct virtio_net_config *dev_cfg;
 	const struct virtio_pci_ops *vtpci_ops;
 	void	    *virtio_user_dev;
+	int         tx_offload;
+	int         rx_offload;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
index b4c4aa4..ba46595 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
@@ -250,14 +250,6 @@ virtio_tso_fix_cksum(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline int
-tx_offload_enabled(struct virtio_hw *hw)
-{
-	return vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM) ||
-		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4) ||
-		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6);
-}
-
 static inline void
 virtqueue_enqueue_xmit(struct virtnet_tx *txvq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie,
 		       uint16_t needed, int use_indirect, int can_push)
@@ -270,9 +262,7 @@ virtqueue_enqueue_xmit(struct virtnet_tx *txvq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie,
 	uint16_t head_idx, idx;
 	uint16_t head_size = vq->hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
 	struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr;
-	int offload;
 
-	offload = tx_offload_enabled(vq->hw);
 	head_idx = vq->vq_desc_head_idx;
 	idx = head_idx;
 	dxp = &vq->vq_descx[idx];
@@ -286,7 +276,7 @@ virtqueue_enqueue_xmit(struct virtnet_tx *txvq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie,
 		hdr = (struct virtio_net_hdr *)
 			rte_pktmbuf_prepend(cookie, head_size);
 		/* if offload disabled, it is not zeroed below, do it now */
-		if (offload == 0)
+		if (vq->hw->tx_offload == 0)
 			memset(hdr, 0, head_size);
 	} else if (use_indirect) {
 		/* setup tx ring slot to point to indirect
@@ -318,7 +308,7 @@ virtqueue_enqueue_xmit(struct virtnet_tx *txvq, struct rte_mbuf *cookie,
 	}
 
 	/* Checksum Offload / TSO */
-	if (offload) {
+	if (vq->hw->tx_offload) {
 		if (cookie->ol_flags & PKT_TX_TCP_SEG)
 			cookie->ol_flags |= PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM;
 
@@ -798,14 +788,6 @@ virtio_rx_offload(struct rte_mbuf *m, struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int
-rx_offload_enabled(struct virtio_hw *hw)
-{
-	return vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM) ||
-		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) ||
-		vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6);
-}
-
 #define VIRTIO_MBUF_BURST_SZ 64
 #define DESC_PER_CACHELINE (RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE / sizeof(struct vring_desc))
 uint16_t
@@ -821,7 +803,6 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	int error;
 	uint32_t i, nb_enqueued;
 	uint32_t hdr_size;
-	int offload;
 	struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr;
 
 	nb_used = VIRTQUEUE_NUSED(vq);
@@ -840,7 +821,6 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	nb_rx = 0;
 	nb_enqueued = 0;
 	hdr_size = hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
-	offload = rx_offload_enabled(hw);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num ; i++) {
 		rxm = rcv_pkts[i];
@@ -871,7 +851,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 		if (hw->vlan_strip)
 			rte_vlan_strip(rxm);
 
-		if (offload && virtio_rx_offload(rxm, hdr) < 0) {
+		if (hw->rx_offload && virtio_rx_offload(rxm, hdr) < 0) {
 			virtio_discard_rxbuf(vq, rxm);
 			rxvq->stats.errors++;
 			continue;
@@ -936,7 +916,6 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 	uint16_t extra_idx;
 	uint32_t seg_res;
 	uint32_t hdr_size;
-	int offload;
 
 	nb_used = VIRTQUEUE_NUSED(vq);
 
@@ -952,7 +931,6 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 	extra_idx = 0;
 	seg_res = 0;
 	hdr_size = hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
-	offload = rx_offload_enabled(hw);
 
 	while (i < nb_used) {
 		struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *header;
@@ -998,7 +976,7 @@ virtio_recv_mergeable_pkts(void *rx_queue,
 		rx_pkts[nb_rx] = rxm;
 		prev = rxm;
 
-		if (offload && virtio_rx_offload(rxm, &header->hdr) < 0) {
+		if (hw->rx_offload && virtio_rx_offload(rxm, &header->hdr) < 0) {
 			virtio_discard_rxbuf(vq, rxm);
 			rxvq->stats.errors++;
 			continue;
