diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
index 4322527f2..03077731d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ virtio_user_dev_setup(struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
 
 int
 virtio_user_dev_init(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, char *path, int queues,
-		     int cq, int queue_size, const char *mac, char **ifname)
+		     int cq, int queue_size, const char *mac, char **ifname,
+		     int mrg_rxbuf, int in_order)
 {
 	pthread_mutex_init(&dev->mutex, NULL);
 	snprintf(dev->path, PATH_MAX, "%s", path);
@@ -419,6 +420,12 @@ virtio_user_dev_init(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, char *path, int queues,
 		dev->device_features = VIRTIO_USER_SUPPORTED_FEATURES;
 	}
 
+	if (!mrg_rxbuf)
+		dev->device_features &= ~(1ull << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
+
+	if (!in_order)
+		dev->device_features &= ~(1ull << VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER);
+
 	if (dev->mac_specified)
 		dev->device_features |= (1ull << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h
index d2d4cb825..5b9b78c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ int is_vhost_user_by_type(const char *path);
 int virtio_user_start_device(struct virtio_user_dev *dev);
 int virtio_user_stop_device(struct virtio_user_dev *dev);
 int virtio_user_dev_init(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, char *path, int queues,
-			 int cq, int queue_size, const char *mac, char **ifname);
+			 int cq, int queue_size, const char *mac, char **ifname,
+			 int mrg_rxbuf, int in_order);
 void virtio_user_dev_uninit(struct virtio_user_dev *dev);
 void virtio_user_handle_cq(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx);
 uint8_t virtio_user_handle_mq(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, uint16_t q_pairs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 1c102ca72..a0bcbc4f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -366,8 +366,12 @@ static const char *valid_args[] = {
 	VIRTIO_USER_ARG_QUEUE_SIZE,
 #define VIRTIO_USER_ARG_INTERFACE_NAME "iface"
 	VIRTIO_USER_ARG_INTERFACE_NAME,
-#define VIRTIO_USER_ARG_SERVER_MODE "server"
+#define VIRTIO_USER_ARG_SERVER_MODE    "server"
 	VIRTIO_USER_ARG_SERVER_MODE,
+#define VIRTIO_USER_ARG_MRG_RXBUF      "mrg_rxbuf"
+	VIRTIO_USER_ARG_MRG_RXBUF,
+#define VIRTIO_USER_ARG_IN_ORDER       "in_order"
+	VIRTIO_USER_ARG_IN_ORDER,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -470,6 +474,8 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	uint64_t cq = VIRTIO_USER_DEF_CQ_EN;
 	uint64_t queue_size = VIRTIO_USER_DEF_Q_SZ;
 	uint64_t server_mode = VIRTIO_USER_DEF_SERVER_MODE;
+	uint64_t mrg_rxbuf = 1;
+	uint64_t in_order = 1;
 	char *path = NULL;
 	char *ifname = NULL;
 	char *mac_addr = NULL;
@@ -569,6 +575,24 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 		goto end;
 	}
 
+	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, VIRTIO_USER_ARG_MRG_RXBUF) == 1) {
+		if (rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, VIRTIO_USER_ARG_MRG_RXBUF,
+				       &get_integer_arg, &mrg_rxbuf) < 0) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "error to parse %s",
+				     VIRTIO_USER_ARG_MRG_RXBUF);
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, VIRTIO_USER_ARG_IN_ORDER) == 1) {
+		if (rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, VIRTIO_USER_ARG_IN_ORDER,
+				       &get_integer_arg, &in_order) < 0) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "error to parse %s",
+				     VIRTIO_USER_ARG_IN_ORDER);
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
 		struct virtio_user_dev *vu_dev;
 
@@ -585,7 +609,8 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 		else
 			vu_dev->is_server = false;
 		if (virtio_user_dev_init(hw->virtio_user_dev, path, queues, cq,
-				 queue_size, mac_addr, &ifname) < 0) {
+			queue_size, mac_addr, &ifname, mrg_rxbuf,
+			in_order) < 0) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "virtio_user_dev_init fails");
 			virtio_user_eth_dev_free(eth_dev);
 			goto end;
@@ -663,4 +688,6 @@ RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_virtio_user,
 	"cq=<int> "
 	"queue_size=<int> "
 	"queues=<int> "
-	"iface=<string>");
+	"iface=<string>"
+	"mrg_rxbuf=<0|1>"
+	"in_order=<0|1>");
