diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index d83233ae4a15..510dfc1c236b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -5731,7 +5731,7 @@ static int cnic_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 		if (realdev) {
 			dev = cnic_from_netdev(realdev);
 			if (dev) {
-				vid |= VLAN_TAG_PRESENT;
+				vid |= VLAN_CFI_MASK;	/* make non-zero */
 				cnic_rcv_netevent(dev->cnic_priv, event, vid);
 				cnic_put(dev);
 			}