diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index a969555977553..7652fd152109c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ static netdev_features_t macvlan_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
 					     features,
 					     mask);
 	features |= ALWAYS_ON_FEATURES;
+	features &= ~NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 
 	return features;
 }