diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
index 702d84547ba19837be244b65fb71d31ee212ef51..6981964a14d270b449e5d6517280f5be498f02f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
@@ -770,15 +770,15 @@ static int fm10k_update_vid(struct net_device *netdev, u16 vid, bool set)
 	if (hw->mac.vlan_override)
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	/* if default VLAN is already present do nothing */
-	if (vid == hw->mac.default_vid)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	/* update active_vlans bitmask */
 	set_bit(vid, interface->active_vlans);
 	if (!set)
 		clear_bit(vid, interface->active_vlans);
 
+	/* if default VLAN is already present do nothing */
+	if (vid == hw->mac.default_vid)
+		return 0;
+
 	fm10k_mbx_lock(interface);
 
 	/* only need to update the VLAN if not in promiscuous mode */