diff --git a/include/net/tc_act/tc_vlan.h b/include/net/tc_act/tc_vlan.h
index f051046ba034..f94b8bc26f9e 100644
--- a/include/net/tc_act/tc_vlan.h
+++ b/include/net/tc_act/tc_vlan.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct tcf_vlan_params {
 	u16               tcfv_push_vid;
 	__be16            tcfv_push_proto;
 	u8                tcfv_push_prio;
+	bool              tcfv_push_prio_exists;
 	struct rcu_head   rcu;
 };
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_vlan.c b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
index 1cac3c6fbb49..a108469c664f 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_vlan.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int tcf_vlan_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 		/* replace the vid */
 		tci = (tci & ~VLAN_VID_MASK) | p->tcfv_push_vid;
 		/* replace prio bits, if tcfv_push_prio specified */
-		if (p->tcfv_push_prio) {
+		if (p->tcfv_push_prio_exists) {
 			tci &= ~VLAN_PRIO_MASK;
 			tci |= p->tcfv_push_prio << VLAN_PRIO_SHIFT;
 		}
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static int tcf_vlan_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, vlan_net_id);
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_VLAN_MAX + 1];
 	struct tcf_chain *goto_ch = NULL;
+	bool push_prio_exists = false;
 	struct tcf_vlan_params *p;
 	struct tc_vlan *parm;
 	struct tcf_vlan *v;
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@ static int tcf_vlan_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			push_proto = htons(ETH_P_8021Q);
 		}
 
-		if (tb[TCA_VLAN_PUSH_VLAN_PRIORITY])
+		push_prio_exists = !!tb[TCA_VLAN_PUSH_VLAN_PRIORITY];
+		if (push_prio_exists)
 			push_prio = nla_get_u8(tb[TCA_VLAN_PUSH_VLAN_PRIORITY]);
 		break;
 	case TCA_VLAN_ACT_POP_ETH:
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ static int tcf_vlan_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	p->tcfv_action = action;
 	p->tcfv_push_vid = push_vid;
 	p->tcfv_push_prio = push_prio;
+	p->tcfv_push_prio_exists = push_prio_exists || action == TCA_VLAN_ACT_PUSH;
 	p->tcfv_push_proto = push_proto;
 
 	if (action == TCA_VLAN_ACT_PUSH_ETH) {