diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 4b02a8cd77e9..6a2e6d64bc3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ iavf_vlan_filter *iavf_add_vlan(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 		list_add_tail(&f->list, &adapter->vlan_filter_list);
 		f->state = IAVF_VLAN_ADD;
 		adapter->num_vlan_filters++;
-		adapter->aq_required |= IAVF_FLAG_AQ_ADD_VLAN_FILTER;
+		iavf_schedule_aq_request(adapter, IAVF_FLAG_AQ_ADD_VLAN_FILTER);
 	}
 
 clearout:
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ static void iavf_del_vlan(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, struct iavf_vlan vlan)
 	f = iavf_find_vlan(adapter, vlan);
 	if (f) {
 		f->state = IAVF_VLAN_REMOVE;
-		adapter->aq_required |= IAVF_FLAG_AQ_DEL_VLAN_FILTER;
+		iavf_schedule_aq_request(adapter, IAVF_FLAG_AQ_DEL_VLAN_FILTER);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mac_vlan_list_lock);