diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index d1b2518f6b..6167443597 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,8 @@ bnxt_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "%s", bnxt_version);
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+
 	bp = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	if (bnxt_vf_pciid(pci_dev->id.device_id))
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index d778785da1..4066ef9a16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ eth_em_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->hw_addr = (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index d9397744b4..a112b3801c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ eth_igb_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->hw_addr= (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ eth_igbvf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	pci_dev = E1000_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev);
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index dd021e46d6..c4fe746c17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@ eth_fm10k_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(dev, pdev);
-	dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	macvlan = FM10K_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_MACVLAN(dev->data->dev_private);
 	memset(macvlan, 0, sizeof(*macvlan));
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index b2dd6d64fa..bb3e2036f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	intr_handle = &pci_dev->intr_handle;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(dev, pci_dev);
-	dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	pf->adapter = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
 	pf->adapter->eth_dev = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index a606aefefa..cbcab366c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ i40evf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index e565ae34d4..7169007091 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ eth_ixgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	/* Vendor and Device ID need to be set before init of shared code */
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ eth_ixgbevf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
index 173bebf201..d79f2623de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@ nfp_net_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	pci_dev = RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev->device);
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index 52e3644ffa..2a52f0493d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ eth_vmxnet3_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	/* Vendor and Device ID need to be set before init of shared code */
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;