diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
index ae8eb4c4fb6c0b7b319c4f71754558983e778614..887d62576f54434104d134455c052909a899341d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ static void mlx4_master_deactivate_admin_state(struct mlx4_priv *priv, int slave
 		vp_oper = &priv->mfunc.master.vf_oper[slave].vport[port];
 		if (NO_INDX != vp_oper->vlan_idx) {
 			__mlx4_unregister_vlan(&priv->dev,
-					       port, vp_oper->vlan_idx);
+					       port, vp_oper->state.default_vlan);
 			vp_oper->vlan_idx = NO_INDX;
 		}
 		if (NO_INDX != vp_oper->mac_idx) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 85d91665d400117f8a0adb489e7ab27aae2f5f0f..b5554121aca44f487c2859de0259b209819164ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ static int mlx4_en_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	int err;
-	int idx;
 
 	en_dbg(HW, priv, "Killing VID:%d\n", vid);
 
@@ -425,10 +424,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	/* Remove VID from port VLAN filter */
 	mutex_lock(&mdev->state_lock);
-	if (!mlx4_find_cached_vlan(mdev->dev, priv->port, vid, &idx))
-		mlx4_unregister_vlan(mdev->dev, priv->port, idx);
-	else
-		en_dbg(HW, priv, "could not find vid %d in cache\n", vid);
+	mlx4_unregister_vlan(mdev->dev, priv->port, vid);
 
 	if (mdev->device_up && priv->port_up) {
 		err = mlx4_SET_VLAN_FLTR(mdev->dev, priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4.h
index 348bb8c7d9a70bc58d1c51c4e7aca6ec495dcb8f..f2ad4f61f58c293470612f00de7fe93566daeeb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4.h
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ int mlx4_change_port_types(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 
 void mlx4_init_mac_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_mac_table *table);
 void mlx4_init_vlan_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_vlan_table *table);
-void __mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, int index);
+void __mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan);
 int __mlx4_register_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan, int *index);
 
 int mlx4_SET_PORT(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, int pkey_tbl_sz);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
index 9433c1f6b0d415c003244a019c3e0682d194651d..caaa15470395e80cfcafc9d60856c8373196eafa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
@@ -406,23 +406,26 @@ int mlx4_register_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan, int *index)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx4_register_vlan);
 
-void __mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, int index)
+void __mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan)
 {
 	struct mlx4_vlan_table *table = &mlx4_priv(dev)->port[port].vlan_table;
+	int index;
 
-	if (index < MLX4_VLAN_REGULAR) {
-		mlx4_warn(dev, "Trying to free special vlan index %d\n", index);
-		return;
+	mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
+	if (mlx4_find_cached_vlan(dev, port, vlan, &index)) {
+		mlx4_warn(dev, "vlan 0x%x is not in the vlan table\n", vlan);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
-	if (!table->refs[index]) {
-		mlx4_warn(dev, "No vlan entry for index %d\n", index);
+	if (index < MLX4_VLAN_REGULAR) {
+		mlx4_warn(dev, "Trying to free special vlan index %d\n", index);
 		goto out;
 	}
+
 	if (--table->refs[index]) {
-		mlx4_dbg(dev, "Have more references for index %d,"
-			 "no need to modify vlan table\n", index);
+		mlx4_dbg(dev, "Have %d more references for index %d,"
+			 "no need to modify vlan table\n", table->refs[index],
+			 index);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	table->entries[index] = 0;
@@ -432,19 +435,19 @@ void __mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, int index)
 	mutex_unlock(&table->mutex);
 }
 
-void mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, int index)
+void mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan)
 {
 	u64 out_param = 0;
 
 	if (mlx4_is_mfunc(dev)) {
-		(void) mlx4_cmd_imm(dev, index, &out_param,
+		(void) mlx4_cmd_imm(dev, vlan, &out_param,
 				    ((u32) port) << 8 | (u32) RES_VLAN,
 				    RES_OP_RESERVE_AND_MAP,
 				    MLX4_CMD_FREE_RES, MLX4_CMD_TIME_CLASS_A,
 				    MLX4_CMD_WRAPPED);
 		return;
 	}
-	__mlx4_unregister_vlan(dev, port, index);
+	__mlx4_unregister_vlan(dev, port, vlan);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx4_unregister_vlan);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
index a5aa3be554fec185cd026ea7854c8cfc872b9c1d..993a2ef13866a97ae4309d560f6568d88611c5f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
@@ -4085,7 +4085,7 @@ void mlx4_vf_immed_vlan_work_handler(struct work_struct *_work)
 	if (work->flags & MLX4_VF_IMMED_VLAN_FLAG_VLAN && !errors &&
 	    NO_INDX != work->orig_vlan_ix)
 		__mlx4_unregister_vlan(&work->priv->dev, work->port,
-				       work->orig_vlan_ix);
+				       work->orig_vlan_id);
 out:
 	kfree(work);
 	return;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index 297a16309f007dda26921f597f5a4aed00b9193c..e2e92885bdc15a75fba6ac910925eb507f8bafc5 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ int mlx4_SET_PORT_SCHEDULER(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u8 *tc_tx_bw,
 		u8 *pg, u16 *ratelimit);
 int mlx4_find_cached_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vid, int *idx);
 int mlx4_register_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan, int *index);
-void mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, int index);
+void mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan);
 
 int mlx4_map_phys_fmr(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_fmr *fmr, u64 *page_list,
 		      int npages, u64 iova, u32 *lkey, u32 *rkey);