diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 7836072d3f63..886378c5334f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -2285,6 +2285,10 @@ void i40e_vlan_stripping_enable(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	struct i40e_vsi_context ctxt;
 	i40e_status ret;
 
+	/* Don't modify stripping options if a port VLAN is active */
+	if (vsi->info.pvid)
+		return;
+
 	if ((vsi->info.valid_sections &
 	     cpu_to_le16(I40E_AQ_VSI_PROP_VLAN_VALID)) &&
 	    ((vsi->info.port_vlan_flags & I40E_AQ_VSI_PVLAN_MODE_MASK) == 0))
@@ -2315,6 +2319,10 @@ void i40e_vlan_stripping_disable(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	struct i40e_vsi_context ctxt;
 	i40e_status ret;
 
+	/* Don't modify stripping options if a port VLAN is active */
+	if (vsi->info.pvid)
+		return;
+
 	if ((vsi->info.valid_sections &
 	     cpu_to_le16(I40E_AQ_VSI_PROP_VLAN_VALID)) &&
 	    ((vsi->info.port_vlan_flags & I40E_AQ_VSI_PVLAN_EMOD_MASK) ==