diff --git a/src/source-netmap.c b/src/source-netmap.c
index ec38c1f7a6..48c16fe55d 100644
--- a/src/source-netmap.c
+++ b/src/source-netmap.c
@@ -294,7 +294,11 @@ static int NetmapOpen(char *ifname, int promisc, NetmapDevice **pdevice, int ver
     }
 
     /* netmap needs all offloading to be disabled */
-    (void)GetIfaceOffloading(ifname, 1, 1);
+    if (LiveGetOffload() == 0) {
+        (void)GetIfaceOffloading(ifname, 1, 1);
+    } else {
+        DisableIfaceOffloading(ifname, 1, 1);
+    }
 
     /* not found, create new record */
     pdev = SCMalloc(sizeof(*pdev));