diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 88b51f64a64e..f448a139e222 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1434,6 +1434,8 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_params(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	params->num_tc                = 1;
 	params->tunneled_offload_en = false;
+	if (rep->vport != MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK)
+		params->vlan_strip_disable = true;
 
 	mlx5_query_min_inline(mdev, &params->tx_min_inline_mode);