diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 06bcc734fe8d..d6696cfa11d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ struct qlcnic_hardware_context {
 	u8 extend_lb_time;
 	u8 phys_port_id[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 lb_mode;
+	u8 vxlan_port_count;
 	u16 vxlan_port;
 	struct device *hwmon_dev;
 	u32 post_mode;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 8b08b20e8b30..d4481454b5f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -483,11 +483,17 @@ static void qlcnic_add_vxlan_port(struct net_device *netdev,
 	/* Adapter supports only one VXLAN port. Use very first port
 	 * for enabling offload
 	 */
-	if (!qlcnic_encap_rx_offload(adapter) || ahw->vxlan_port)
+	if (!qlcnic_encap_rx_offload(adapter))
 		return;
+	if (!ahw->vxlan_port_count) {
+		ahw->vxlan_port_count = 1;
+		ahw->vxlan_port = ntohs(port);
+		adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_ADD_VXLAN_PORT;
+		return;
+	}
+	if (ahw->vxlan_port == ntohs(port))
+		ahw->vxlan_port_count++;
 
-	ahw->vxlan_port = ntohs(port);
-	adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_ADD_VXLAN_PORT;
 }
 
 static void qlcnic_del_vxlan_port(struct net_device *netdev,
@@ -496,11 +502,13 @@ static void qlcnic_del_vxlan_port(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct qlcnic_hardware_context *ahw = adapter->ahw;
 
-	if (!qlcnic_encap_rx_offload(adapter) || !ahw->vxlan_port ||
+	if (!qlcnic_encap_rx_offload(adapter) || !ahw->vxlan_port_count ||
 	    (ahw->vxlan_port != ntohs(port)))
 		return;
 
-	adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_DEL_VXLAN_PORT;
+	ahw->vxlan_port_count--;
+	if (!ahw->vxlan_port_count)
+		adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_DEL_VXLAN_PORT;
 }
 
 static netdev_features_t qlcnic_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,