diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
index 9647578cbe6a8fec82409c4eadf9aee02f6c7971..14f26bf3b388bdce2913241d5790ec52617c249d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static int qlcnic_tx_pkt(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 			 struct cmd_desc_type0 *first_desc, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 {
-	u8 l4proto, opcode = 0, hdr_len = 0;
+	u8 l4proto, opcode = 0, hdr_len = 0, tag_vlan = 0;
 	u16 flags = 0, vlan_tci = 0;
 	int copied, offset, copy_len, size;
 	struct cmd_desc_type0 *hwdesc;
@@ -472,14 +472,16 @@ static int qlcnic_tx_pkt(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 		flags = QLCNIC_FLAGS_VLAN_TAGGED;
 		vlan_tci = ntohs(vh->h_vlan_TCI);
 		protocol = ntohs(vh->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
+		tag_vlan = 1;
 	} else if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) {
 		flags = QLCNIC_FLAGS_VLAN_OOB;
 		vlan_tci = skb_vlan_tag_get(skb);
+		tag_vlan = 1;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(adapter->tx_pvid)) {
-		if (vlan_tci && !(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_TAGGING_ENABLED))
+		if (tag_vlan && !(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_TAGGING_ENABLED))
 			return -EIO;
-		if (vlan_tci && (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_TAGGING_ENABLED))
+		if (tag_vlan && (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_TAGGING_ENABLED))
 			goto set_flags;
 
 		flags = QLCNIC_FLAGS_VLAN_OOB;