diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c b/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c
@@ -671,9 +671,9 @@
 	u32 pkt_info;
 	u32 staterr = 0;
 	bool eop;
-	int i, cidx, vtag;
+	int i, cidx;
 
-	i = vtag = 0;
+	i = 0;
 	cidx = ri->iri_cidx;
 
 	do {
@@ -710,12 +710,9 @@
 		em_receive_checksum(staterr, staterr >> 24, ri);
 
 	if (staterr & E1000_RXD_STAT_VP) {
-		vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
-	}
-
-	ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
-	if (vtag)
+		ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
+	}
 
 	ri->iri_flowid = le32toh(rxd->wb.lower.hi_dword.rss);
 	ri->iri_rsstype = em_determine_rsstype(pkt_info);
diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/igb_txrx.c b/sys/dev/e1000/igb_txrx.c
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/igb_txrx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/igb_txrx.c
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@
 	struct rx_ring *rxr = &que->rxr;
 	union e1000_adv_rx_desc *rxd;
 
-	uint16_t pkt_info, len, vtag;
+	uint16_t pkt_info, len;
 	uint32_t ptype, staterr;
 	int i, cidx;
 	bool eop;
 
-	staterr = i = vtag = 0;
+	staterr = i = 0;
 	cidx = ri->iri_cidx;
 
 	do {
@@ -460,13 +460,6 @@
 		rxd->wb.upper.status_error = 0;
 		eop = ((staterr & E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP) == E1000_RXD_STAT_EOP);
 
-		if (((sc->hw.mac.type == e1000_i350) ||
-		    (sc->hw.mac.type == e1000_i354)) &&
-		    (staterr & E1000_RXDEXT_STATERR_LB))
-			vtag = be16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
-		else
-			vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
-
 		/* Make sure bad packets are discarded */
 		if (eop && ((staterr & E1000_RXDEXT_ERR_FRAME_ERR_MASK) != 0)) {
 			sc->dropped_pkts++;
@@ -492,12 +485,16 @@
 
 	rxr->rx_packets++;
 
-	if ((scctx->isc_capenable & IFCAP_RXCSUM) != 0)
+	if ((if_getcapenable(ri->iri_ifp) & IFCAP_RXCSUM) != 0)
 		igb_rx_checksum(staterr, ri, ptype);
 
-	if ((scctx->isc_capenable & IFCAP_VLAN_HWTAGGING) != 0 &&
-	    (staterr & E1000_RXD_STAT_VP) != 0) {
-		ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
+	if (staterr & E1000_RXD_STAT_VP) {
+		if (((sc->hw.mac.type == e1000_i350) ||
+		    (sc->hw.mac.type == e1000_i354)) &&
+		    (staterr & E1000_RXDEXT_STATERR_LB))
+			ri->iri_vtag = be16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
+		else
+			ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/iavf/iavf_txrx_iflib.c b/sys/dev/iavf/iavf_txrx_iflib.c
--- a/sys/dev/iavf/iavf_txrx_iflib.c
+++ b/sys/dev/iavf/iavf_txrx_iflib.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
 	struct rx_ring		*rxr = &que->rxr;
 	union iavf_rx_desc	*cur;
 	u32		status, error;
-	u16		plen, vtag;
+	u16		plen;
 	u64		qword;
 	u8		ptype;
 	bool		eop;
@@ -700,10 +700,6 @@
 
 		cur->wb.qword1.status_error_len = 0;
 		eop = (status & (1 << IAVF_RX_DESC_STATUS_EOF_SHIFT));
-		if (status & (1 << IAVF_RX_DESC_STATUS_L2TAG1P_SHIFT))
-			vtag = le16toh(cur->wb.qword0.lo_dword.l2tag1);
-		else
-			vtag = 0;
 
 		/*
 		** Make sure bad packets are discarded,
@@ -730,10 +726,11 @@
 		iavf_rx_checksum(ri, status, error, ptype);
 	ri->iri_flowid = le32toh(cur->wb.qword0.hi_dword.rss);
 	ri->iri_rsstype = iavf_ptype_to_hash(ptype);
-	ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
-	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
-	if (vtag)
+	if (status & (1 << IAVF_RX_DESC_STATUS_L2TAG1P_SHIFT)) {
+		ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(cur->wb.qword0.lo_dword.l2tag1);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
+	}
+	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ice/ice_iflib_txrx.c b/sys/dev/ice/ice_iflib_txrx.c
--- a/sys/dev/ice/ice_iflib_txrx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ice/ice_iflib_txrx.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 	struct ice_softc *sc = (struct ice_softc *)arg;
 	struct ice_rx_queue *rxq = &sc->pf_vsi.rx_queues[ri->iri_qsidx];
 	union ice_32b_rx_flex_desc *cur;
-	u16 status0, plen, vtag, ptype;
+	u16 status0, plen, ptype;
 	bool eop;
 	size_t cidx;
 	int i;
@@ -309,10 +309,6 @@
 
 		cur->wb.status_error0 = 0;
 		eop = (status0 & BIT(ICE_RX_FLEX_DESC_STATUS0_EOF_S));
-		if (status0 & BIT(ICE_RX_FLEX_DESC_STATUS0_L2TAG1P_S))
-			vtag = le16toh(cur->wb.l2tag1);
-		else
-			vtag = 0;
 
 		/*
 		 * Make sure packets with bad L2 values are discarded.
@@ -339,10 +335,11 @@
 				&ri->iri_csum_data, status0, ptype);
 	ri->iri_flowid = le32toh(RX_FLEX_NIC(&cur->wb, rss_hash));
 	ri->iri_rsstype = ice_ptype_to_hash(ptype);
-	ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
-	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
-	if (vtag)
+	if (status0 & BIT(ICE_RX_FLEX_DESC_STATUS0_L2TAG1P_S)) {
+		ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(cur->wb.l2tag1);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
+	}
+	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/igc/igc_txrx.c b/sys/dev/igc/igc_txrx.c
--- a/sys/dev/igc/igc_txrx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/igc/igc_txrx.c
@@ -461,12 +461,12 @@
 	struct rx_ring *rxr = &que->rxr;
 	union igc_adv_rx_desc *rxd;
 
-	uint16_t pkt_info, len, vtag;
+	uint16_t pkt_info, len;
 	uint32_t ptype, staterr;
 	int i, cidx;
 	bool eop;
 
-	staterr = i = vtag = 0;
+	staterr = i = 0;
 	cidx = ri->iri_cidx;
 
 	do {
@@ -485,8 +485,6 @@
 		rxd->wb.upper.status_error = 0;
 		eop = ((staterr & IGC_RXD_STAT_EOP) == IGC_RXD_STAT_EOP);
 
-		vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
-
 		/* Make sure bad packets are discarded */
 		if (eop && ((staterr & IGC_RXDEXT_STATERR_RXE) != 0)) {
 			adapter->dropped_pkts++;
@@ -512,12 +510,12 @@
 
 	rxr->rx_packets++;
 
-	if ((scctx->isc_capenable & IFCAP_RXCSUM) != 0)
+	if ((if_getcapenable(ri->iri_ifp) & IFCAP_RXCSUM) != 0)
 		igc_rx_checksum(staterr, ri, ptype);
 
-	if ((scctx->isc_capenable & IFCAP_VLAN_HWTAGGING) != 0 &&
+	if ((if_getcapenable(ri->iri_ifp) & IFCAP_VLAN_HWTAGGING) != 0 &&
 	    (staterr & IGC_RXD_STAT_VP) != 0) {
-		ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
+		ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ix_txrx.c b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ix_txrx.c
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ix_txrx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ix_txrx.c
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@
 	union ixgbe_adv_rx_desc  *rxd;
 
 	uint16_t                  pkt_info, len, cidx, i;
-	uint16_t                  vtag = 0;
 	uint32_t                  ptype;
 	uint32_t                  staterr = 0;
 	bool                      eop;
@@ -424,12 +423,6 @@
 		rxd->wb.upper.status_error = 0;
 		eop = ((staterr & IXGBE_RXD_STAT_EOP) != 0);
 
-		if ( (rxr->vtag_strip) && (staterr & IXGBE_RXD_STAT_VP) ) {
-			vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
-		} else {
-			vtag = 0;
-		}
-
 		/* Make sure bad packets are discarded */
 		if (eop && (staterr & IXGBE_RXDADV_ERR_FRAME_ERR_MASK) != 0) {
 			if (sc->feat_en & IXGBE_FEATURE_VF)
@@ -463,10 +456,12 @@
 		else
 			ri->iri_rsstype = M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE_HASH;
 	}
-	ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
-	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
-	if (vtag)
+	if ((rxr->vtag_strip) && (staterr & IXGBE_RXD_STAT_VP)) {
+		ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(rxd->wb.upper.vlan);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
+	}
+
+	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
 	return (0);
 } /* ixgbe_isc_rxd_pkt_get */
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
--- a/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixl/ixl_txrx.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 	struct rx_ring		*rxr = &que->rxr;
 	union i40e_rx_desc	*cur;
 	u32		status, error;
-	u16		plen, vtag;
+	u16		plen;
 	u64		qword;
 	u8		ptype;
 	bool		eop;
@@ -693,10 +693,6 @@
 
 		cur->wb.qword1.status_error_len = 0;
 		eop = (status & (1 << I40E_RX_DESC_STATUS_EOF_SHIFT));
-		if (status & (1 << I40E_RX_DESC_STATUS_L2TAG1P_SHIFT))
-			vtag = le16toh(cur->wb.qword0.lo_dword.l2tag1);
-		else
-			vtag = 0;
 
 		/*
 		** Make sure bad packets are discarded,
@@ -723,10 +719,11 @@
 		rxr->csum_errs += ixl_rx_checksum(ri, status, error, ptype);
 	ri->iri_flowid = le32toh(cur->wb.qword0.hi_dword.rss);
 	ri->iri_rsstype = ixl_ptype_to_hash(ptype);
-	ri->iri_vtag = vtag;
-	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
-	if (vtag)
+	if (status & (1 << I40E_RX_DESC_STATUS_L2TAG1P_SHIFT)) {
+		ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(cur->wb.qword0.lo_dword.l2tag1);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
+	}
+	ri->iri_nfrags = i;
 	return (0);
 }