diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 4add9bd4bc8d..032bf44eca5e 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static const struct header_ops vlan_header_ops = {
 static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *real_dev = VLAN_DEV_INFO(dev)->real_dev;
+	int subclass = 0;
 
 	/* IFF_BROADCAST|IFF_MULTICAST; ??? */
 	dev->flags  = real_dev->flags & ~IFF_UP;
@@ -349,7 +350,11 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		dev->hard_start_xmit = vlan_dev_hard_start_xmit;
 	}
 
-	lockdep_set_class(&dev->_xmit_lock, &vlan_netdev_xmit_lock_key);
+	if (real_dev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN)
+		subclass = 1;
+
+	lockdep_set_class_and_subclass(&dev->_xmit_lock,
+				&vlan_netdev_xmit_lock_key, subclass);
 	return 0;
 }