diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index c5ad7a4f4d83..80b2bd3747ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1049,30 +1049,35 @@ static struct sk_buff *be_insert_vlan_in_pkt(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 					     struct be_wrb_params
 					     *wrb_params)
 {
+	bool insert_vlan = false;
 	u16 vlan_tag = 0;
 
 	skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
 		return skb;
 
-	if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb))
+	if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) {
 		vlan_tag = be_get_tx_vlan_tag(adapter, skb);
+		insert_vlan = true;
+	}
 
 	if (qnq_async_evt_rcvd(adapter) && adapter->pvid) {
-		if (!vlan_tag)
+		if (!insert_vlan) {
 			vlan_tag = adapter->pvid;
+			insert_vlan = true;
+		}
 		/* f/w workaround to set skip_hw_vlan = 1, informs the F/W to
 		 * skip VLAN insertion
 		 */
 		BE_WRB_F_SET(wrb_params->features, VLAN_SKIP_HW, 1);
 	}
 
-	if (vlan_tag) {
+	if (insert_vlan) {
 		skb = vlan_insert_tag_set_proto(skb, htons(ETH_P_8021Q),
 						vlan_tag);
 		if (unlikely(!skb))
 			return skb;
-		skb->vlan_tci = 0;
+		__vlan_hwaccel_clear_tag(skb);
 	}
 
 	/* Insert the outer VLAN, if any */