diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c b/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c
index c8b4bbd46191..e4b6e3f2a3db 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_dsa.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *dsa_xmit_ll(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				   u8 extra)
 {
 	struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
+	struct net_device *br_dev;
 	u8 tag_dev, tag_port;
 	enum dsa_cmd cmd;
 	u8 *dsa_header;
@@ -149,7 +150,16 @@ static struct sk_buff *dsa_xmit_ll(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		tag_port = dp->index;
 	}
 
-	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
+	br_dev = dsa_port_bridge_dev_get(dp);
+
+	/* If frame is already 802.1Q tagged, we can convert it to a DSA
+	 * tag (avoiding a memmove), but only if the port is standalone
+	 * (in which case we always send FROM_CPU) or if the port's
+	 * bridge has VLAN filtering enabled (in which case the CPU port
+	 * will be a member of the VLAN).
+	 */
+	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) &&
+	    (!br_dev || br_vlan_enabled(br_dev))) {
 		if (extra) {
 			skb_push(skb, extra);
 			dsa_alloc_etype_header(skb, extra);
@@ -166,10 +176,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *dsa_xmit_ll(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			dsa_header[2] &= ~0x10;
 		}
 	} else {
-		struct net_device *br = dsa_port_bridge_dev_get(dp);
 		u16 vid;
 
-		vid = br ? MV88E6XXX_VID_BRIDGED : MV88E6XXX_VID_STANDALONE;
+		vid = br_dev ? MV88E6XXX_VID_BRIDGED : MV88E6XXX_VID_STANDALONE;
 
 		skb_push(skb, DSA_HLEN + extra);
 		dsa_alloc_etype_header(skb, DSA_HLEN + extra);