diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
index 292b24f9bf935f119ab12dbbca96d5a00d16783d..32ae6c67ea3ae39980e58c7d8d0059af1bf4640c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
@@ -1656,9 +1656,12 @@ static int fcoe_xmit(struct fc_lport *lport, struct fc_frame *fp)
 
 	if (fcoe->netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN &&
 	    fcoe->realdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_TX) {
-		skb->vlan_tci = VLAN_TAG_PRESENT |
-				vlan_dev_vlan_id(fcoe->netdev);
+		/* must set skb->dev before calling vlan_put_tag */
 		skb->dev = fcoe->realdev;
+		skb = __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, htons(ETH_P_8021Q),
+					     vlan_dev_vlan_id(fcoe->netdev));
+		if (!skb)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 	} else
 		skb->dev = fcoe->netdev;