diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index f9f53af04fe18..917663adf9257 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -1882,14 +1882,10 @@ mlxsw_sp_bridge_8021d_port_join(struct mlxsw_sp_bridge_device *bridge_device,
 				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port_vlan *mlxsw_sp_port_vlan;
+	struct net_device *dev = bridge_port->dev;
 	u16 vid;
 
-	if (!is_vlan_dev(bridge_port->dev)) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Only VLAN devices can be enslaved to a VLAN-unaware bridge");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	vid = vlan_dev_vlan_id(bridge_port->dev);
-
+	vid = is_vlan_dev(dev) ? vlan_dev_vlan_id(dev) : 1;
 	mlxsw_sp_port_vlan = mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_find_by_vid(mlxsw_sp_port, vid);
 	if (WARN_ON(!mlxsw_sp_port_vlan))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1912,8 +1908,10 @@ mlxsw_sp_bridge_8021d_port_leave(struct mlxsw_sp_bridge_device *bridge_device,
 				 struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port_vlan *mlxsw_sp_port_vlan;
-	u16 vid = vlan_dev_vlan_id(bridge_port->dev);
+	struct net_device *dev = bridge_port->dev;
+	u16 vid;
 
+	vid = is_vlan_dev(dev) ? vlan_dev_vlan_id(dev) : 1;
 	mlxsw_sp_port_vlan = mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_find_by_vid(mlxsw_sp_port, vid);
 	if (WARN_ON(!mlxsw_sp_port_vlan))
 		return;