diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
index 99228bf46c12..818bc8b1fa58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ static int fm10k_update_vid(struct net_device *netdev, u16 vid, bool set)
 	if (!set)
 		clear_bit(vid, interface->active_vlans);
 
-	/* if default VLAN is already present do nothing */
-	if (vid == hw->mac.default_vid)
+	/* Do not remove default VID related entries from VLAN and MAC tables */
+	if (!set && vid == hw->mac.default_vid)
 		return 0;
 
 	fm10k_mbx_lock(interface);