diff --git a/tests/vhost-user-test.c b/tests/vhost-user-test.c
index 969e3932cc..6a144e8d7e 100644
--- a/tests/vhost-user-test.c
+++ b/tests/vhost-user-test.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ typedef struct TestServer {
 static const char *tmpfs;
 static const char *root;
 
-static void init_virtio_dev(TestServer *s)
+static void init_virtio_dev(TestServer *s, uint32_t features_mask)
 {
     uint32_t features;
     int i;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void init_virtio_dev(TestServer *s)
     }
 
     features = qvirtio_get_features(&s->dev->vdev);
-    features = features & (1u << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
+    features = features & features_mask;
     qvirtio_set_features(&s->dev->vdev, features);
 
     qvirtio_set_driver_ok(&s->dev->vdev);
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static void test_read_guest_mem(void)
     s = qtest_start(qemu_cmd);
     g_free(qemu_cmd);
 
-    init_virtio_dev(server);
+    init_virtio_dev(server, 1u << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
 
     read_guest_mem(server);
 
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static void test_migrate(void)
     from = qtest_start(cmd);
     g_free(cmd);
 
-    init_virtio_dev(s);
+    init_virtio_dev(s, 1u << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
     wait_for_fds(s);
     size = get_log_size(s);
     g_assert_cmpint(size, ==, (2 * 1024 * 1024) / (VHOST_LOG_PAGE * 8));
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ static void test_reconnect_subprocess(void)
     qtest_start(cmd);
     g_free(cmd);
 
-    init_virtio_dev(s);
+    init_virtio_dev(s, 1u << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
     wait_for_fds(s);
     wait_for_rings_started(s, 2);
 
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static void test_connect_fail_subprocess(void)
     qtest_start(cmd);
     g_free(cmd);
 
-    init_virtio_dev(s);
+    init_virtio_dev(s, 1u << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
     wait_for_fds(s);
     wait_for_rings_started(s, 2);
 
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static void test_flags_mismatch_subprocess(void)
     qtest_start(cmd);
     g_free(cmd);
 
-    init_virtio_dev(s);
+    init_virtio_dev(s, 1u << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
     wait_for_fds(s);
     wait_for_rings_started(s, 2);