diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
index 2a61b83..c9f87bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
@@ -770,10 +770,6 @@ static int fm10k_update_vid(struct net_device *netdev, u16 vid, bool set)
 	if (hw->mac.vlan_override)
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	/* if default VLAN is already present do nothing */
-	if (vid == hw->mac.default_vid)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	/* update active_vlans bitmask */
 	set_bit(vid, interface->active_vlans);
 	if (!set)