diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index d2cd9de4b7241..69929c05c8438 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ static int register_vlan_device(struct net_device *real_dev, u16 vlan_id)
 	 * hope the underlying device can handle it.
 	 */
 	new_dev->mtu = real_dev->mtu;
-	new_dev->priv_flags |= (real_dev->priv_flags & IFF_UNICAST_FLT);
 
 	vlan = vlan_dev_priv(new_dev);
 	vlan->vlan_proto = htons(ETH_P_8021Q);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index ad5e2fd1012c4..055f0e989e90b 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ void vlan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	ether_setup(dev);
 
 	dev->priv_flags		|= IFF_802_1Q_VLAN | IFF_NO_QUEUE;
+	dev->priv_flags		|= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
 	dev->priv_flags		&= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);