diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 0aa8ec402fdc..c742a581f0d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4992,11 +4992,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Can not put a VLAN on an OVS port");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		if (is_vlan_dev(upper_dev) &&
-		    vlan_dev_vlan_id(upper_dev) == 1) {
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Creating a VLAN device with VID 1 is unsupported: VLAN 1 carries untagged traffic");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
 		upper_dev = info->upper_dev;