diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
index 4165594551e0..316fd9afd461 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
@@ -979,10 +979,27 @@ static int port_vlans_add(struct net_device *netdev,
 			  struct switchdev_trans *trans)
 {
 	struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	int vid, err = 0;
+	struct ethsw_core *ethsw = port_priv->ethsw_data;
+	struct dpsw_attr *attr = &ethsw->sw_attr;
+	int vid, err = 0, new_vlans = 0;
+
+	if (switchdev_trans_ph_prepare(trans)) {
+		for (vid = vlan->vid_begin; vid <= vlan->vid_end; vid++)
+			if (!port_priv->ethsw_data->vlans[vid])
+				new_vlans++;
+
+		/* Check if there is space for a new VLAN */
+		err = dpsw_get_attributes(ethsw->mc_io, 0, ethsw->dpsw_handle,
+					  &ethsw->sw_attr);
+		if (err) {
+			netdev_err(netdev, "dpsw_get_attributes err %d\n", err);
+			return err;
+		}
+		if (attr->max_vlans - attr->num_vlans < new_vlans)
+			return -ENOSPC;
 
-	if (switchdev_trans_ph_prepare(trans))
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	for (vid = vlan->vid_begin; vid <= vlan->vid_end; vid++) {
 		if (!port_priv->ethsw_data->vlans[vid]) {