diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 5778ce5ff4e84611c9142da84afb5e1992813ddb..21362367e91385eaa923904021a94544196096c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_params(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	params->num_tc                = 1;
 	params->tunneled_offload_en = false;
+	if (rep->vport != MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK)
+		params->vlan_strip_disable = true;
 
 	mlx5_query_min_inline(mdev, &params->tx_min_inline_mode);