if ((tpa_info->flags2 & RX_CMP_FLAGS2_META_FORMAT_VLAN) &&
            (skb->dev->features & BNXT_HW_FEATURE_VLAN_ALL_RX)) {
-               u16 vlan_proto = tpa_info->metadata >>
-                       RX_CMP_FLAGS2_METADATA_TPID_SFT;
+               __be16 vlan_proto = htons(tpa_info->metadata >>
+                                         RX_CMP_FLAGS2_METADATA_TPID_SFT);
                u16 vtag = tpa_info->metadata & RX_CMP_FLAGS2_METADATA_TCI_MASK;
 
-               __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, htons(vlan_proto), vtag);
+               if (eth_type_vlan(vlan_proto)) {
+                       __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, vlan_proto, vtag);
+               } else {
+                       dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
        }
 
        skb_checksum_none_assert(skb);
            (skb->dev->features & BNXT_HW_FEATURE_VLAN_ALL_RX)) {
                u32 meta_data = le32_to_cpu(rxcmp1->rx_cmp_meta_data);
                u16 vtag = meta_data & RX_CMP_FLAGS2_METADATA_TCI_MASK;
-               u16 vlan_proto = meta_data >> RX_CMP_FLAGS2_METADATA_TPID_SFT;
+               __be16 vlan_proto = htons(meta_data >>
+                                         RX_CMP_FLAGS2_METADATA_TPID_SFT);
 
-               __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, htons(vlan_proto), vtag);
+               if (eth_type_vlan(vlan_proto)) {
+                       __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, vlan_proto, vtag);
+               } else {
+                       dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+                       goto next_rx;
+               }
        }
 
        skb_checksum_none_assert(skb);