diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
index c116f96956fe9370c7927070ee6c9196ba26582b..f2aba5b160c2d55fd1e319d2c6c284e92a25d64c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ static void cxgb4_process_flow_match(struct net_device *dev,
 		fs->val.ivlan = vlan_tci;
 		fs->mask.ivlan = vlan_tci_mask;
 
+		fs->val.ivlan_vld = 1;
+		fs->mask.ivlan_vld = 1;
+
 		/* Chelsio adapters use ivlan_vld bit to match vlan packets
 		 * as 802.1Q. Also, when vlan tag is present in packets,
 		 * ethtype match is used then to match on ethtype of inner
@@ -238,8 +241,6 @@ static void cxgb4_process_flow_match(struct net_device *dev,
 		 * ethtype value with ethtype of inner header.
 		 */
 		if (fs->val.ethtype == ETH_P_8021Q) {
-			fs->val.ivlan_vld = 1;
-			fs->mask.ivlan_vld = 1;
 			fs->val.ethtype = 0;
 			fs->mask.ethtype = 0;
 		}