diff --git a/hw/net/spapr_llan.c b/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
index c7ce87017b..efc31cbfba 100644
--- a/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
+++ b/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static Property spapr_vlan_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_SPAPR_PROPERTIES(VIOsPAPRVLANDevice, sdev),
     DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(VIOsPAPRVLANDevice, nicconf),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("use-rx-buffer-pools", VIOsPAPRVLANDevice,
-                    compat_flags, SPAPRVLAN_FLAG_RX_BUF_POOLS_BIT, false),
+                    compat_flags, SPAPRVLAN_FLAG_RX_BUF_POOLS_BIT, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index ebbc6fe093..65abccb2f5 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -2356,7 +2356,12 @@ DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2_6, "2.6", true);
  * pseries-2.5
  */
 #define SPAPR_COMPAT_2_5 \
-        HW_COMPAT_2_5
+    HW_COMPAT_2_5 \
+    { \
+        .driver   = "spapr-vlan", \
+        .property = "use-rx-buffer-pools", \
+        .value    = "off", \
+    },
 
 static void spapr_machine_2_5_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
 {