diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 75e60897b7e7..73f745205a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ void __ew32(struct e1000_hw *hw, unsigned long reg, u32 val)
 	writel(val, hw->hw_addr + reg);
 }
 
+static bool e1000e_vlan_used(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	u16 vid;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(vid, adapter->active_vlans, VLAN_N_VID)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * e1000_regdump - register printout routine
  * @hw: pointer to the HW structure
@@ -2789,7 +2799,7 @@ static void e1000e_vlan_filter_enable(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 /**
- * e1000e_vlan_strip_enable - helper to disable HW VLAN stripping
+ * e1000e_vlan_strip_disable - helper to disable HW VLAN stripping
  * @adapter: board private structure to initialize
  **/
 static void e1000e_vlan_strip_disable(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
@@ -3443,7 +3453,8 @@ static void e1000e_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	ew32(RCTL, rctl);
 
-	if (netdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX)
+	if (netdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX ||
+	    e1000e_vlan_used(adapter))
 		e1000e_vlan_strip_enable(adapter);
 	else
 		e1000e_vlan_strip_disable(adapter);