diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index 444d6572b2d0..b06260a37680 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -1823,6 +1823,9 @@ static virtio_net_ctrl_ack handle_ctrl_vlan(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev, u8 cmd)
 	size_t read;
 	u16 id;
 
+	if (!(ndev->mvdev.actual_features & BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN)))
+		return status;
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_VLAN_ADD:
 		read = vringh_iov_pull_iotlb(&cvq->vring, &cvq->riov, &vlan, sizeof(vlan));