diff --git a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
index 4d9679c..c0c09b6 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ e1000e_process_tx_desc(E1000ECore *core,
         }
 
         tx->skip_cp = false;
-        net_tx_pkt_reset(tx->tx_pkt);
+        net_tx_pkt_reset(tx->tx_pkt, core->owner);
 
         tx->sum_needed = 0;
         tx->cptse = 0;
@@ -3447,7 +3447,7 @@ e1000e_core_pci_uninit(E1000ECore *core)
     qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(core->vmstate);
 
     for (i = 0; i < E1000E_NUM_QUEUES; i++) {
-        net_tx_pkt_reset(core->tx[i].tx_pkt);
+        net_tx_pkt_reset(core->tx[i].tx_pkt, core->owner);
         net_tx_pkt_uninit(core->tx[i].tx_pkt);
     }
 
@@ -3572,7 +3572,7 @@ static void e1000e_reset(E1000ECore *core, bool sw)
     e1000x_reset_mac_addr(core->owner_nic, core->mac, core->permanent_mac);
 
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(core->tx); i++) {
-        net_tx_pkt_reset(core->tx[i].tx_pkt);
+        net_tx_pkt_reset(core->tx[i].tx_pkt, core->owner);
         memset(&core->tx[i].props, 0, sizeof(core->tx[i].props));
         core->tx[i].skip_cp = false;
     }
diff --git a/hw/net/igb_core.c b/hw/net/igb_core.c
index 7708333..78d3073 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/igb_core.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ igb_on_tx_done_update_stats(IGBCore *core, struct NetTxPkt *tx_pkt)
 
 static void
 igb_process_tx_desc(IGBCore *core,
+                    PCIDevice *dev,
                     struct igb_tx *tx,
                     union e1000_adv_tx_desc *tx_desc,
                     int queue_index)
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ igb_process_tx_desc(IGBCore *core,
 
         tx->first = true;
         tx->skip_cp = false;
-        net_tx_pkt_reset(tx->tx_pkt);
+        net_tx_pkt_reset(tx->tx_pkt, dev);
     }
 }
 
@@ -803,6 +804,8 @@ igb_start_xmit(IGBCore *core, const IGB_TxRing *txr)
         d = core->owner;
     }
 
+    net_tx_pkt_reset(txr->tx->tx_pkt, d);
+
     while (!igb_ring_empty(core, txi)) {
         base = igb_ring_head_descr(core, txi);
 
@@ -811,7 +814,7 @@ igb_start_xmit(IGBCore *core, const IGB_TxRing *txr)
         trace_e1000e_tx_descr((void *)(intptr_t)desc.read.buffer_addr,
                               desc.read.cmd_type_len, desc.wb.status);
 
-        igb_process_tx_desc(core, txr->tx, &desc, txi->idx);
+        igb_process_tx_desc(core, d, txr->tx, &desc, txi->idx);
         igb_ring_advance(core, txi, 1);
         eic |= igb_txdesc_writeback(core, base, &desc, txi);
     }
@@ -3828,7 +3831,7 @@ igb_core_pci_realize(IGBCore        *core,
     core->vmstate = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(igb_vm_state_change, core);
 
     for (i = 0; i < IGB_NUM_QUEUES; i++) {
-        net_tx_pkt_init(&core->tx[i].tx_pkt, core->owner, E1000E_MAX_TX_FRAGS);
+        net_tx_pkt_init(&core->tx[i].tx_pkt, NULL, E1000E_MAX_TX_FRAGS);
     }
 
     net_rx_pkt_init(&core->rx_pkt);
@@ -3853,7 +3856,7 @@ igb_core_pci_uninit(IGBCore *core)
     qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(core->vmstate);
 
     for (i = 0; i < IGB_NUM_QUEUES; i++) {
-        net_tx_pkt_reset(core->tx[i].tx_pkt);
+        net_tx_pkt_reset(core->tx[i].tx_pkt, NULL);
         net_tx_pkt_uninit(core->tx[i].tx_pkt);
     }
 
@@ -4026,7 +4029,7 @@ static void igb_reset(IGBCore *core, bool sw)
 
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(core->tx); i++) {
         tx = &core->tx[i];
-        net_tx_pkt_reset(tx->tx_pkt);
+        net_tx_pkt_reset(tx->tx_pkt, NULL);
         memset(tx->ctx, 0, sizeof(tx->ctx));
         tx->first = true;
         tx->skip_cp = false;
diff --git a/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c b/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
index 986a3ad..cb606cc 100644
--- a/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
+++ b/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void net_tx_pkt_dump(struct NetTxPkt *pkt)
 #endif
 }
 
-void net_tx_pkt_reset(struct NetTxPkt *pkt)
+void net_tx_pkt_reset(struct NetTxPkt *pkt, PCIDevice *pci_dev)
 {
     int i;
 
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ void net_tx_pkt_reset(struct NetTxPkt *pkt)
                           pkt->raw[i].iov_len, DMA_DIRECTION_TO_DEVICE, 0);
         }
     }
+    pkt->pci_dev = pci_dev;
     pkt->raw_frags = 0;
 
     pkt->hdr_len = 0;
diff --git a/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.h b/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.h
index f57b4e0..e5ce6f2 100644
--- a/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.h
+++ b/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.h
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ void net_tx_pkt_dump(struct NetTxPkt *pkt);
  * reset tx packet private context (needed to be called between packets)
  *
  * @pkt:            packet
+ * @dev:            PCI device processing the next packet
  *
  */
-void net_tx_pkt_reset(struct NetTxPkt *pkt);
+void net_tx_pkt_reset(struct NetTxPkt *pkt, PCIDevice *dev);
 
 /**
  * Send packet to qemu. handles sw offloads if vhdr is not supported.
diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
index 1068b80..f7b874c 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
+++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static void vmxnet3_process_tx_queue(VMXNET3State *s, int qidx)
             vmxnet3_complete_packet(s, qidx, txd_idx);
             s->tx_sop = true;
             s->skip_current_tx_pkt = false;
-            net_tx_pkt_reset(s->tx_pkt);
+            net_tx_pkt_reset(s->tx_pkt, PCI_DEVICE(s));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ static void vmxnet3_deactivate_device(VMXNET3State *s)
 {
     if (s->device_active) {
         VMW_CBPRN("Deactivating vmxnet3...");
-        net_tx_pkt_reset(s->tx_pkt);
+        net_tx_pkt_reset(s->tx_pkt, PCI_DEVICE(s));
         net_tx_pkt_uninit(s->tx_pkt);
         net_rx_pkt_uninit(s->rx_pkt);
         s->device_active = false;
