diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0a14915b3..2635482f2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ linux (3.10.1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * udeb: Add snd-cmi8328 and snd-scs1x to sound-modules, thanks to
     Samuel Thibault (Closes: #717183)
+  * be2net: Fix to avoid hardware workaround when not needed
 
  -- Arnaud Patard <arnaud.patard@rtp-net.org>  Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:19:29 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/bugfix/all/be2net-Fix-to-avoid-hardware-workaround-when-not-nee.patch b/debian/patches/bugfix/all/be2net-Fix-to-avoid-hardware-workaround-when-not-nee.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28c4ce220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/bugfix/all/be2net-Fix-to-avoid-hardware-workaround-when-not-nee.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From: Sarveshwar Bandi <sarveshwar.bandi@emulex.com>
+Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:44:02 +0530
+Subject: be2net: Fix to avoid hardware workaround when not needed
+Origin: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit?id=52fe29e4bb614367c108b717c6d7fe5953eb7af3
+
+Hardware workaround requesting hardware to skip vlan insertion is necessary
+only when umc or qnq is enabled. Enabling this workaround in other scenarios
+could cause controller to stall.
+
+Signed-off-by: Sarveshwar Bandi <sarveshwar.bandi@emulex.com>
+Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
+---
+ drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c | 14 ++++++++++----
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+index 2df48bb..181edb5 100644
+--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+@@ -782,16 +782,22 @@ static struct sk_buff *be_insert_vlan_in_pkt(struct be_adapter *adapter,
+ 
+ 	if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+ 		vlan_tag = be_get_tx_vlan_tag(adapter, skb);
+-	else if (qnq_async_evt_rcvd(adapter) && adapter->pvid)
+-		vlan_tag = adapter->pvid;
++
++	if (qnq_async_evt_rcvd(adapter) && adapter->pvid) {
++		if (!vlan_tag)
++			vlan_tag = adapter->pvid;
++		/* f/w workaround to set skip_hw_vlan = 1, informs the F/W to
++		 * skip VLAN insertion
++		 */
++		if (skip_hw_vlan)
++			*skip_hw_vlan = true;
++	}
+ 
+ 	if (vlan_tag) {
+ 		skb = __vlan_put_tag(skb, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vlan_tag);
+ 		if (unlikely(!skb))
+ 			return skb;
+ 		skb->vlan_tci = 0;
+-		if (skip_hw_vlan)
+-			*skip_hw_vlan = true;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* Insert the outer VLAN, if any */
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index fc32c10f9..640b76efb 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -105,3 +105,4 @@ bugfix/all/alx-fix-ethtool-support-code.patch
 bugfix/all/alx-remove-WoL-support.patch
 bugfix/all/alx-fix-lockdep-annotation.patch
 bugfix/all/xen-blkback-Check-device-permissions-before-allowing.patch
+bugfix/all/be2net-Fix-to-avoid-hardware-workaround-when-not-nee.patch