diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 71d01143c4556f..43005caff09e19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1887,8 +1887,6 @@ int __mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_vlan(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	struct mlx5_vport *evport = mlx5_eswitch_get_vport(esw, vport);
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!ESW_ALLOWED(esw))
-		return -EPERM;
 	if (IS_ERR(evport))
 		return PTR_ERR(evport);
 	if (vlan > 4095 || qos > 7)
@@ -1916,6 +1914,9 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_vlan(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	u8 set_flags = 0;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!ESW_ALLOWED(esw))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	if (vlan || qos)
 		set_flags = SET_VLAN_STRIP | SET_VLAN_INSERT;