/* when transmitting in a vf, start bd must hold the ethertype
                 * for fw to enforce it
                 */
+               u16 vlan_tci = 0;
 #ifndef BNX2X_STOP_ON_ERROR
-               if (IS_VF(bp))
+               if (IS_VF(bp)) {
 #endif
-                       tx_start_bd->vlan_or_ethertype =
-                               cpu_to_le16(ntohs(eth->h_proto));
+                       /* Still need to consider inband vlan for enforced */
+                       if (__vlan_get_tag(skb, &vlan_tci)) {
+                               tx_start_bd->vlan_or_ethertype =
+                                       cpu_to_le16(ntohs(eth->h_proto));
+                       } else {
+                               tx_start_bd->bd_flags.as_bitfield |=
+                                       (X_ETH_INBAND_VLAN <<
+                                        ETH_TX_BD_FLAGS_VLAN_MODE_SHIFT);
+                               tx_start_bd->vlan_or_ethertype =
+                                       cpu_to_le16(vlan_tci);
+                       }
 #ifndef BNX2X_STOP_ON_ERROR
-               else
+               } else {
                        /* used by FW for packet accounting */
                        tx_start_bd->vlan_or_ethertype = cpu_to_le16(pkt_prod);
+               }
 #endif
        }