diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 5a1a67733b880232e71589f3f564b4fd8aa17654..d8989f9d1798cfa7279c3216a08a4cdbfafd03d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -2057,6 +2057,19 @@ static int i40e_tx_prepare_vlan_flags(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	__be16 protocol = skb->protocol;
 	u32  tx_flags = 0;
 
+	if (protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) &&
+	    !(tx_ring->netdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_TX)) {
+		/* When HW VLAN acceleration is turned off by the user the
+		 * stack sets the protocol to 8021q so that the driver
+		 * can take any steps required to support the SW only
+		 * VLAN handling.  In our case the driver doesn't need
+		 * to take any further steps so just set the protocol
+		 * to the encapsulated ethertype.
+		 */
+		skb->protocol = vlan_get_protocol(skb);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* if we have a HW VLAN tag being added, default to the HW one */
 	if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) {
 		tx_flags |= skb_vlan_tag_get(skb) << I40E_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 2be50a8d36711f27c562ab3cf538b8937b07d4a8..e2ddb30e96f594a210470b56621cf2ac3f19a0d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,19 @@ static int i40e_tx_prepare_vlan_flags(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	__be16 protocol = skb->protocol;
 	u32  tx_flags = 0;
 
+	if (protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) &&
+	    !(tx_ring->netdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_TX)) {
+		/* When HW VLAN acceleration is turned off by the user the
+		 * stack sets the protocol to 8021q so that the driver
+		 * can take any steps required to support the SW only
+		 * VLAN handling.  In our case the driver doesn't need
+		 * to take any further steps so just set the protocol
+		 * to the encapsulated ethertype.
+		 */
+		skb->protocol = vlan_get_protocol(skb);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* if we have a HW VLAN tag being added, default to the HW one */
 	if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) {
 		tx_flags |= skb_vlan_tag_get(skb) << I40E_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT;
@@ -1386,6 +1399,7 @@ static int i40e_tx_prepare_vlan_flags(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tx_flags |= I40E_TX_FLAGS_SW_VLAN;
 	}
 
+out:
 	*flags = tx_flags;
 	return 0;
 }