29 files changed, 38 insertions, 43 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/8139cp.c b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
index 237d4ea5a416..ac422cd332ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139cp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t cp_start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb,
         }
 
 #if CP_VLAN_TAG_USED
-        if (cp->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
                 vlan_tag = TxVlanTag | swab16(vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/amd8111e.c b/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
index 58a0ab4923ee..2ca880b4c0db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
+++ b/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t amd8111e_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
         lp->tx_ring[tx_index].tx_flags = 0;
 
 #if AMD8111E_VLAN_TAG_USED
-        if((lp->vlgrp != NULL) && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)){
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 lp->tx_ring[tx_index].tag_ctrl_cmd |=
                                 cpu_to_le16(TCC_VLAN_INSERT);
                 lp->tx_ring[tx_index].tag_ctrl_info =
diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index 553230eb365c..99ffcf667d1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1c_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
                 return NETDEV_TX_OK;
         }
 
-        if (unlikely(adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))) {
+        if (unlikely(vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))) {
                 u16 vlan = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 __le16 tag;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index 56ace3fbe40d..ef6349bf3b33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1e_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
         tpd = atl1e_get_tpd(adapter);
 
-        if (unlikely(adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))) {
+        if (unlikely(vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))) {
                 u16 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 u16 atl1e_vlan_tag;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
index b8c053f76878..dbd27b8e66bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
                 (u16) atomic_read(&tpd_ring->next_to_use));
         memset(ptpd, 0, sizeof(struct tx_packet_desc));
 
-        if (adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 vlan_tag = (vlan_tag << 4) | (vlan_tag >> 13) |
                         ((vlan_tag >> 9) & 0x8);
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atl2.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atl2.c
index 29c0265ccc5d..35b14bec1207 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atl2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atl2.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl2_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
                 offset = ((u32)(skb->len-copy_len + 3) & ~3);
         }
 #ifdef NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX
-        if (adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 u16 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 vlan_tag = (vlan_tag << 4) |
                         (vlan_tag >> 13) |
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 4b59e53890b2..d5e796832fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static inline void wrb_fill(struct be_eth_wrb *wrb, u64 addr, int len)
 }
 
 static void wrb_fill_hdr(struct be_eth_hdr_wrb *hdr, struct sk_buff *skb,
-                bool vlan, u32 wrb_cnt, u32 len)
+                u32 wrb_cnt, u32 len)
 {
         memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(*hdr));
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static void wrb_fill_hdr(struct be_eth_hdr_wrb *hdr, struct sk_buff *skb,
                         AMAP_SET_BITS(struct amap_eth_hdr_wrb, udpcs, hdr, 1);
         }
 
-        if (vlan && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 AMAP_SET_BITS(struct amap_eth_hdr_wrb, vlan, hdr, 1);
                 AMAP_SET_BITS(struct amap_eth_hdr_wrb, vlan_tag,
                         hdr, vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
@@ -532,8 +532,7 @@ static int make_tx_wrbs(struct be_adapter *adapter,
                 queue_head_inc(txq);
         }
 
-        wrb_fill_hdr(hdr, first_skb, adapter->vlan_grp ? true : false,
-                wrb_cnt, copied);
+        wrb_fill_hdr(hdr, first_skb, wrb_cnt, copied);
         be_dws_cpu_to_le(hdr, sizeof(*hdr));
 
         return copied;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bna/bnad.c b/drivers/net/bna/bnad.c
index 74c64d6c8801..7e839b9cec22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bna/bnad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bna/bnad.c
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ bnad_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
                 htons((skb_is_gso(skb) ? BNA_TXQ_WI_SEND_LSO :
                        BNA_TXQ_WI_SEND));
 
-        if (bnad->vlan_grp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 vlan_tag = (u16) vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 flags |= (BNA_TXQ_WI_CF_INS_PRIO | BNA_TXQ_WI_CF_INS_VLAN);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index ae894bca4afb..363ca8bcc974 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -6429,7 +6429,7 @@ bnx2_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
 
 #ifdef BCM_VLAN
-        if (bp->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 vlan_tag_flags |=
                         (TX_BD_FLAGS_VLAN_TAG | (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << 16));
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 1966ceeefcd4..6905b2e0609e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -2026,8 +2026,7 @@ netdev_tx_t bnx2x_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
            pkt_prod, tx_buf, fp->tx_pkt_prod, bd_prod, tx_start_bd);
 
 #ifdef BCM_VLAN
-        if ((bp->vlgrp != NULL) && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb) &&
-            (bp->flags & HW_VLAN_TX_FLAG)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 tx_start_bd->vlan_or_ethertype =
                     cpu_to_le16(vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
                 tx_start_bd->bd_flags.as_bitfield |=
diff --git a/drivers/net/chelsio/sge.c b/drivers/net/chelsio/sge.c
index 340b537dc97e..70221ca32683 100644
--- a/drivers/net/chelsio/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/chelsio/sge.c
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ netdev_tx_t t1_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         cpl->iff = dev->if_port;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q) || defined(CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_MODULE)
-        if (adapter->vlan_grp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 cpl->vlan_valid = 1;
                 cpl->vlan = htons(vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
                 st->vlan_insert++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c
index c5a142bea5e9..7ad4625dac62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/sge.c
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ static void write_tx_pkt_wr(struct adapter *adap, struct sk_buff *skb,
         cpl->len = htonl(skb->len);
         cntrl = V_TXPKT_INTF(pi->port_id);
 
-        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb) && pi->vlan_grp)
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
                 cntrl |= F_TXPKT_VLAN_VLD | V_TXPKT_VLAN(vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
 
         tso_info = V_LSO_MSS(skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size);
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ netdev_tx_t t3_eth_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 qs->port_stats[SGE_PSTAT_TX_CSUM]++;
         if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size)
                 qs->port_stats[SGE_PSTAT_TSO]++;
-        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb) && pi->vlan_grp)
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
                 qs->port_stats[SGE_PSTAT_VLANINS]++;
 
         /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 232ac2dcb497..a117f2a0252e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3119,7 +3119,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
                 }
         }
 
-        if (unlikely(adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))) {
+        if (unlikely(vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))) {
                 tx_flags |= E1000_TX_FLAGS_VLAN;
                 tx_flags |= (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << E1000_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 5d6cdea0eb14..ec8cf3f51423 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4800,7 +4800,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
         if (e1000_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, count + 2))
                 return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 
-        if (adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 tx_flags |= E1000_TX_FLAGS_VLAN;
                 tx_flags |= (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << E1000_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 6932578816d3..a0d117022be6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ static int ehea_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
         pr->swqe_id_counter += 1;
 
-        if (port->vgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 swqe->tx_control |= EHEA_SWQE_VLAN_INSERT;
                 swqe->vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
index f47fbb63d8b6..a466ef91dd43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static inline void enic_queue_wq_skb(struct enic *enic,
         int vlan_tag_insert = 0;
         int loopback = 0;
 
-        if (enic->vlan_group && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 /* VLAN tag from trunking driver */
                 vlan_tag_insert = 1;
                 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index ddac63cefbaa..0fa1776563a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -2321,14 +2321,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t nv_start_xmit_optimized(struct sk_buff *skb,
                          NV_TX2_CHECKSUM_L3 | NV_TX2_CHECKSUM_L4 : 0;
 
         /* vlan tag */
-        if (likely(!np->vlangrp)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+                start_tx->txvlan = cpu_to_le32(NV_TX3_VLAN_TAG_PRESENT |
+                                        vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
+        else
                 start_tx->txvlan = 0;
-        } else {
-                if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
-                        start_tx->txvlan = cpu_to_le32(NV_TX3_VLAN_TAG_PRESENT | vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
-                else
-                        start_tx->txvlan = 0;
-        }
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&np->lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index 6180089bf67a..4c4cc80ec0a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ static int gfar_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
         /* make space for additional header when fcb is needed */
         if (((skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) ||
-                        (priv->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) ||
+                        vlan_tx_tag_present(skb) ||
                         unlikely(do_tstamp)) &&
                         (skb_headroom(skb) < GMAC_FCB_LEN)) {
                 struct sk_buff *skb_new;
@@ -2161,7 +2161,7 @@ static int gfar_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 gfar_tx_checksum(skb, fcb);
         }
 
-        if (priv->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 if (unlikely(NULL == fcb)) {
                         fcb = gfar_add_fcb(skb);
                         lstatus |= BD_LFLAG(TXBD_TOE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 0f0939caf091..75155a27fdde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -4128,7 +4128,7 @@ netdev_tx_t igb_xmit_frame_ring_adv(struct sk_buff *skb,
                 tx_flags |= IGB_TX_FLAGS_TSTAMP;
         }
 
-        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb) && adapter->vlgrp) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 tx_flags |= IGB_TX_FLAGS_VLAN;
                 tx_flags |= (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << IGB_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1d424428079f..998debe8023b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6311,7 +6311,7 @@ netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev
         int count = 0;
         unsigned int f;
 
-        if (adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 tx_flags |= vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED) {
                         tx_flags &= ~IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_PRIO_MASK;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 78bfbe42ca9b..dc03c9652389 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3134,7 +3134,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
         tx_ring = &adapter->tx_ring[r_idx];
 
-        if (adapter->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 tx_flags |= vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 tx_flags <<= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT;
                 tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_VLAN;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c
index 98dd620042a8..a680cd4a5ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_tx.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ u16 mlx4_en_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
         /* If we support per priority flow control and the packet contains
          * a vlan tag, send the packet to the TX ring assigned to that priority
          */
-        if (priv->prof->rx_ppp && priv->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (priv->prof->rx_ppp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 return MLX4_EN_NUM_TX_RINGS + (vlan_tag >> 13);
         }
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ netdev_tx_t mlx4_en_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
         tx_ind = skb->queue_mapping;
         ring = &priv->tx_ring[tx_ind];
-        if (priv->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
                 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
 
         /* Check available TXBBs And 2K spare for prefetch */
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 4ffebe83d883..ba0053d8515e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t qlge_send(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 
         mac_iocb_ptr->frame_len = cpu_to_le16((u16) skb->len);
 
-        if (qdev->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 netif_printk(qdev, tx_queued, KERN_DEBUG, qdev->ndev,
                              "Adding a vlan tag %d.\n", vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
                 mac_iocb_ptr->flags3 |= OB_MAC_IOCB_V;
diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 1760533852a4..242748b2c357 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static int rtl8169_set_rx_csum(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 static inline u32 rtl8169_tx_vlan_tag(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
                                       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-        return (tp->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) ?
+        return (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) ?
                 TxVlanTag | swab16(vlan_tx_tag_get(skb)) : 0x00;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index c70ad515383a..ecc25aab896a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -4101,7 +4101,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t s2io_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
 
         queue = 0;
-        if (sp->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
                 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
         if (sp->config.tx_steering_type == TX_DEFAULT_STEERING) {
                 if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 3ef9b67ac6e6..d6577084ce70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t sky2_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
         ctrl = 0;
 #ifdef SKY2_VLAN_TAG_USED
         /* Add VLAN tag, can piggyback on LRGLEN or ADDR64 */
-        if (sky2->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 if (!le) {
                         le = get_tx_le(sky2, &slot);
                         le->addr = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 5b4c510dbced..22720eeabddb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -5745,7 +5745,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t tg3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
         }
 
 #if TG3_VLAN_TAG_USED
-        if (tp->vlgrp != NULL && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
                 base_flags |= (TXD_FLAG_VLAN |
                                (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << 16));
 #endif
@@ -5991,7 +5991,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t tg3_start_xmit_dma_bug(struct sk_buff *skb,
                 }
         }
 #if TG3_VLAN_TAG_USED
-        if (tp->vlgrp != NULL && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
                 base_flags |= (TXD_FLAG_VLAN |
                                (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << 16));
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
index f1995615dc84..cab96ad49e60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
@@ -2592,7 +2592,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t velocity_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
         td_ptr->tdesc1.cmd = TCPLS_NORMAL + (tdinfo->nskb_dma + 1) * 16;
 
-        if (vptr->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 td_ptr->tdesc1.vlan = cpu_to_le16(vlan_tx_tag_get(skb));
                 td_ptr->tdesc1.TCR |= TCR0_VETAG;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
index 0bda7fe05d4b..a69542ecb68d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 dev->name, __func__, __LINE__,
                 fifo_hw, dtr, dtr_priv);
 
-        if (vdev->vlgrp && vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
+        if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
                 u16 vlan_tag = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
                 vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_vlan_set(dtr, vlan_tag);
         }