diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
index 55a4c3adaa051f2937a2f41fe631e316cf3698b3..1f48f99c0997d98f62415b3dee239b43a8a145b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ static int __mlx5e_add_vlan_rule(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (WARN_ONCE(*rule_p, "VLAN rule already exists type %d", rule_type))
+		return 0;
+
 	*rule_p = mlx5_add_flow_rules(ft, spec, &flow_act, &dest, 1);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(*rule_p)) {
@@ -397,8 +400,7 @@ static void mlx5e_add_vlan_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	for_each_set_bit(i, priv->fs.vlan.active_svlans, VLAN_N_VID)
 		mlx5e_add_vlan_rule(priv, MLX5E_VLAN_RULE_TYPE_MATCH_STAG_VID, i);
 
-	if (priv->fs.vlan.cvlan_filter_disabled &&
-	    !(priv->netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
+	if (priv->fs.vlan.cvlan_filter_disabled)
 		mlx5e_add_any_vid_rules(priv);
 }