diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index 9eefa8be605..17ab9f7d2e2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -2019,11 +2019,11 @@ static int bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev, enum fip_state fip_mode)
 	struct fcoe_ctlr *ctlr;
 	struct bnx2fc_interface *interface;
 	struct bnx2fc_hba *hba;
-	struct net_device *phys_dev;
+	struct net_device *phys_dev = netdev;
 	struct fc_lport *lport;
 	struct ethtool_drvinfo drvinfo;
 	int rc = 0;
-	int vlan_id;
+	int vlan_id = 0;
 
 	BNX2FC_MISC_DBG("Entered bnx2fc_create\n");
 	if (fip_mode != FIP_MODE_FABRIC) {
@@ -2041,14 +2041,9 @@ static int bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev, enum fip_state fip_mode)
 	}
 
 	/* obtain physical netdev */
-	if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN) {
+	if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN)
 		phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev);
-		vlan_id = vlan_dev_vlan_id(netdev);
-	} else {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Not a vlan device\n");
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto netdev_err;
-	}
+
 	/* verify if the physical device is a netxtreme2 device */
 	if (phys_dev->ethtool_ops && phys_dev->ethtool_ops->get_drvinfo) {
 		memset(&drvinfo, 0, sizeof(drvinfo));
@@ -2083,9 +2078,13 @@ static int bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev, enum fip_state fip_mode)
 		goto ifput_err;
 	}
 
+	if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN) {
+		vlan_id = vlan_dev_vlan_id(netdev);
+		interface->vlan_enabled = 1;
+	}
+
 	ctlr = bnx2fc_to_ctlr(interface);
 	interface->vlan_id = vlan_id;
-	interface->vlan_enabled = 1;
 
 	interface->timer_work_queue =
 			create_singlethread_workqueue("bnx2fc_timer_wq");
@@ -2252,15 +2251,17 @@ static int bnx2fc_fcoe_reset(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 
 static bool bnx2fc_match(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
-	if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN) {
-		struct net_device *phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev);
+	struct net_device *phys_dev = netdev;
 
-		if (bnx2fc_hba_lookup(phys_dev)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
-			return true;
-		}
+	mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
+	if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN)
+		phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev);
+
+	if (bnx2fc_hba_lookup(phys_dev)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
+		return true;
 	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
 	return false;
 }