diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index b6d456c7952e..3d0f0d0a323b 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 * NOTE: THIS ASSUMES DIX ETHERNET, SPECIFICALLY NOT SUPPORTING
 	 * OTHER THINGS LIKE FDDI/TokenRing/802.3 SNAPs...
 	 */
-	if (veth->h_vlan_proto != vlan->vlan_proto ||
-	    vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR) {
+	if (vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR ||
+	    veth->h_vlan_proto != vlan->vlan_proto) {
 		u16 vlan_tci;
 		vlan_tci = vlan->vlan_id;
 		vlan_tci |= vlan_dev_get_egress_qos_mask(dev, skb->priority);