diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 23f95cdbdfcc..433e80320eea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2088,6 +2088,10 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev,
 		goto error_pvid;
 	}
 
+	if (vsi->info.pvid == (vlan_id | (qos << I40E_VLAN_PRIORITY_SHIFT)))
+		/* duplicate request, so just return success */
+		goto error_pvid;
+
 	if (vsi->info.pvid == 0 && i40e_is_vsi_in_vlan(vsi)) {
 		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
 			"VF %d has already configured VLAN filters and the administrator is requesting a port VLAN override.\nPlease unload and reload the VF driver for this change to take effect.\n",