diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
index 13f7705fd679..2e025ddcef21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ static void cdc_mbim_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	cdc_ncm_unbind(dev, intf);
 }
 
+/* verify that the ethernet protocol is IPv4 or IPv6 */
+static bool is_ip_proto(__be16 proto)
+{
+	switch (proto) {
+	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
+	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
 
 static struct sk_buff *cdc_mbim_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t flags)
 {
@@ -128,6 +138,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cdc_mbim_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb
 	struct cdc_ncm_ctx *ctx = info->ctx;
 	__le32 sign = cpu_to_le32(USB_CDC_MBIM_NDP16_IPS_SIGN);
 	u16 tci = 0;
+	bool is_ip;
 	u8 *c;
 
 	if (!ctx)
@@ -137,25 +148,32 @@ static struct sk_buff *cdc_mbim_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb
 		if (skb->len <= ETH_HLEN)
 			goto error;
 
+		/* Some applications using e.g. packet sockets will
+		 * bypass the VLAN acceleration and create tagged
+		 * ethernet frames directly.  We primarily look for
+		 * the accelerated out-of-band tag, but fall back if
+		 * required
+		 */
+		skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+		if (vlan_get_tag(skb, &tci) < 0 && skb->len > VLAN_ETH_HLEN &&
+		    __vlan_get_tag(skb, &tci) == 0) {
+			is_ip = is_ip_proto(vlan_eth_hdr(skb)->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
+			skb_pull(skb, VLAN_ETH_HLEN);
+		} else {
+			is_ip = is_ip_proto(eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto);
+			skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
+		}
+
 		/* mapping VLANs to MBIM sessions:
 		 *   no tag     => IPS session <0>
 		 *   1 - 255    => IPS session <vlanid>
 		 *   256 - 511  => DSS session <vlanid - 256>
 		 *   512 - 4095 => unsupported, drop
 		 */
-		vlan_get_tag(skb, &tci);
-
 		switch (tci & 0x0f00) {
 		case 0x0000: /* VLAN ID 0 - 255 */
-			/* verify that datagram is IPv4 or IPv6 */
-			skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-			switch (eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto) {
-			case htons(ETH_P_IP):
-			case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-				break;
-			default:
+			if (!is_ip)
 				goto error;
-			}
 			c = (u8 *)&sign;
 			c[3] = tci;
 			break;
@@ -169,7 +187,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *cdc_mbim_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb
 				  "unsupported tci=0x%04x\n", tci);
 			goto error;
 		}
-		skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ctx->mtx);