struct xgbe_ring_data *rdata;
        struct xgbe_ring_desc *rdesc;
        struct xgbe_packet_data *packet = &ring->packet_data;
+       struct net_device *netdev = channel->pdata->netdev;
        unsigned int err, etlt;
 
        DBGPR("-->xgbe_dev_read: cur = %d\n", ring->cur);
        DBGPR("  err=%u, etlt=%#x\n", err, etlt);
 
        if (!err || (err && !etlt)) {
-               if (etlt == 0x09) {
+               if ((etlt == 0x09) &&
+                   (netdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX)) {
                        XGMAC_SET_BITS(packet->attributes, RX_PACKET_ATTRIBUTES,
                                       VLAN_CTAG, 1);
                        packet->vlan_ctag = XGMAC_GET_BITS_LE(rdesc->desc0,