diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index d05254c741d0ae5492da44b629c7169702a4c9b0..f22ded573a6e26e2e9a3cbfe282961be96240d92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8741,12 +8741,22 @@ int i40e_is_vsi_uplink_mode_veb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		return 1;
 
 	veb = pf->veb[vsi->veb_idx];
+	if (!veb) {
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "There is no veb associated with the bridge\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
 	/* Uplink is a bridge in VEPA mode */
-	if (veb && (veb->bridge_mode & BRIDGE_MODE_VEPA))
+	if (veb->bridge_mode & BRIDGE_MODE_VEPA) {
 		return 0;
+	} else {
+		/* Uplink is a bridge in VEB mode */
+		return 1;
+	}
 
-	/* Uplink is a bridge in VEB mode */
-	return 1;
+	/* VEPA is now default bridge, so return 0 */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**