diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index ca38a30fbe91..adc6ab2cf429 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4433,6 +4433,11 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Can not put a VLAN on an OVS port");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+		if (is_vlan_dev(upper_dev) &&
+		    vlan_dev_vlan_id(upper_dev) == 1) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Creating a VLAN device with VID 1 is unsupported: VLAN 1 carries untagged traffic");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
 		upper_dev = info->upper_dev;