diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 47788f093551..fae302c5b0a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ struct control_buf {
 	__virtio16 vid;
 	__virtio64 offloads;
 	struct virtio_net_ctrl_rss rss;
+	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_tx coal_tx;
+	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_rx coal_rx;
 };
 
 struct virtnet_info {
@@ -2786,12 +2788,10 @@ static int virtnet_send_notf_coal_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 				       struct ethtool_coalesce *ec)
 {
 	struct scatterlist sgs_tx, sgs_rx;
-	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_tx coal_tx;
-	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_rx coal_rx;
 
-	coal_tx.tx_usecs = cpu_to_le32(ec->tx_coalesce_usecs);
-	coal_tx.tx_max_packets = cpu_to_le32(ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames);
-	sg_init_one(&sgs_tx, &coal_tx, sizeof(coal_tx));
+	vi->ctrl->coal_tx.tx_usecs = cpu_to_le32(ec->tx_coalesce_usecs);
+	vi->ctrl->coal_tx.tx_max_packets = cpu_to_le32(ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames);
+	sg_init_one(&sgs_tx, &vi->ctrl->coal_tx, sizeof(vi->ctrl->coal_tx));
 
 	if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL,
 				  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL_TX_SET,
@@ -2802,9 +2802,9 @@ static int virtnet_send_notf_coal_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 	vi->tx_usecs = ec->tx_coalesce_usecs;
 	vi->tx_max_packets = ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames;
 
-	coal_rx.rx_usecs = cpu_to_le32(ec->rx_coalesce_usecs);
-	coal_rx.rx_max_packets = cpu_to_le32(ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames);
-	sg_init_one(&sgs_rx, &coal_rx, sizeof(coal_rx));
+	vi->ctrl->coal_rx.rx_usecs = cpu_to_le32(ec->rx_coalesce_usecs);
+	vi->ctrl->coal_rx.rx_max_packets = cpu_to_le32(ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames);
+	sg_init_one(&sgs_rx, &vi->ctrl->coal_rx, sizeof(vi->ctrl->coal_rx));
 
 	if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL,
 				  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL_RX_SET,