diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 71cd159e7902..24628de8e624 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2766,7 +2766,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_remove_vlan_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 
 	vsi = pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx];
 	if (vsi->info.pvid) {
-		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
+		if (vfl->num_elements > 1 || vfl->vlan_id[0])
+			aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 		goto error_param;
 	}