diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 7a483fdd974ba1d548b891f76dd9df76ca694a12..fa895bcc66a379c15806c758a2d5381a843f9b01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -879,11 +879,15 @@ static int be_vlan_add_vid(struct net_device *netdev, u16 vid)
 	struct be_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	int status = 0;
 
-	if (!be_physfn(adapter)) {
+	if (!lancer_chip(adapter) && !be_physfn(adapter)) {
 		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Packets with VID 0 are always received by Lancer by default */
+	if (lancer_chip(adapter) && vid == 0)
+		goto ret;
+
 	adapter->vlan_tag[vid] = 1;
 	if (adapter->vlans_added <= (adapter->max_vlans + 1))
 		status = be_vid_config(adapter);
@@ -901,11 +905,15 @@ static int be_vlan_rem_vid(struct net_device *netdev, u16 vid)
 	struct be_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	int status = 0;
 
-	if (!be_physfn(adapter)) {
+	if (!lancer_chip(adapter) && !be_physfn(adapter)) {
 		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Packets with VID 0 are always received by Lancer by default */
+	if (lancer_chip(adapter) && vid == 0)
+		goto ret;
+
 	adapter->vlan_tag[vid] = 0;
 	if (adapter->vlans_added <= adapter->max_vlans)
 		status = be_vid_config(adapter);