diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 7742bf5f8a18221db0c22b22bef51cc74ec49bf1..a585f1025a5802cb71c4ec8cb61bbaa1a513d074 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -9347,10 +9347,16 @@ void bnx2x_chip_cleanup(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode, bool keep_link)
 		BNX2X_ERR("Failed to schedule DEL commands for UC MACs list: %d\n",
 			  rc);
 
-	/* Remove all currently configured VLANs */
-	rc = bnx2x_del_all_vlans(bp);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		BNX2X_ERR("Failed to delete all VLANs\n");
+	/* The whole *vlan_obj structure may be not initialized if VLAN
+	 * filtering offload is not supported by hardware. Currently this is
+	 * true for all hardware covered by CHIP_IS_E1x().
+	 */
+	if (!CHIP_IS_E1x(bp)) {
+		/* Remove all currently configured VLANs */
+		rc = bnx2x_del_all_vlans(bp);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			BNX2X_ERR("Failed to delete all VLANs\n");
+	}
 
 	/* Disable LLH */
 	if (!CHIP_IS_E1(bp))