diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 609a49c1e09e..3b5c5064cfaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -4081,8 +4081,12 @@ static netdev_features_t mlx5e_fix_features(struct net_device *netdev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(priv))
+	if (mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(priv)) {
 		features = mlx5e_fix_uplink_rep_features(netdev, features);
+		features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
+	} else {
+		features &= ~NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);