diff --git a/sys/dev/lge/if_lge.c b/sys/dev/lge/if_lge.c
index 16a702a12545..f26d4526fdfd 100644
--- a/sys/dev/lge/if_lge.c
+++ b/sys/dev/lge/if_lge.c
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ lge_attach(dev)
 	ifp->if_softc = sc;
 	if_initname(ifp, device_get_name(dev), device_get_unit(dev));
 	ifp->if_mtu = ETHERMTU;
-	ifp->if_flags = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_SIMPLEX | IFF_MULTICAST;
+	ifp->if_flags = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_SIMPLEX | IFF_MULTICAST |
+	    IFF_NEEDSGIANT;
 	ifp->if_ioctl = lge_ioctl;
 	ifp->if_start = lge_start;
 	ifp->if_watchdog = lge_watchdog;