diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
index 0f2544c420ac..1510091a63e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
@@ -2373,6 +2373,7 @@ ice_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ice_ring *tx_ring)
 	struct ice_tx_offload_params offload = { 0 };
 	struct ice_vsi *vsi = tx_ring->vsi;
 	struct ice_tx_buf *first;
+	struct ethhdr *eth;
 	unsigned int count;
 	int tso, csum;
 
@@ -2419,7 +2420,9 @@ ice_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ice_ring *tx_ring)
 		goto out_drop;
 
 	/* allow CONTROL frames egress from main VSI if FW LLDP disabled */
-	if (unlikely(skb->priority == TC_PRIO_CONTROL &&
+	eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
+	if (unlikely((skb->priority == TC_PRIO_CONTROL ||
+		      eth->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_LLDP)) &&
 		     vsi->type == ICE_VSI_PF &&
 		     vsi->port_info->qos_cfg.is_sw_lldp))
 		offload.cd_qw1 |= (u64)(ICE_TX_DESC_DTYPE_CTX |