diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_vl.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_vl.c
index bdfd6c4e190d..0056f9c1e471 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_vl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_vl.c
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ int sja1105_vl_redirect(struct sja1105_private *priv, int port,
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "Can only redirect based on DMAC");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	} else if (key->type != SJA1105_KEY_VLAN_AWARE_VL) {
+	} else if ((priv->vlan_state == SJA1105_VLAN_BEST_EFFORT ||
+		    priv->vlan_state == SJA1105_VLAN_FILTERING_FULL) &&
+		   key->type != SJA1105_KEY_VLAN_AWARE_VL) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "Can only redirect based on {DMAC, VID, PCP}");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -588,14 +590,12 @@ int sja1105_vl_gate(struct sja1105_private *priv, int port,
 
 	if (priv->vlan_state == SJA1105_VLAN_UNAWARE &&
 	    key->type != SJA1105_KEY_VLAN_UNAWARE_VL) {
-		dev_err(priv->ds->dev, "1: vlan state %d key type %d\n",
-			priv->vlan_state, key->type);
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "Can only gate based on DMAC");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	} else if (key->type != SJA1105_KEY_VLAN_AWARE_VL) {
-		dev_err(priv->ds->dev, "2: vlan state %d key type %d\n",
-			priv->vlan_state, key->type);
+	} else if ((priv->vlan_state == SJA1105_VLAN_BEST_EFFORT ||
+		    priv->vlan_state == SJA1105_VLAN_FILTERING_FULL) &&
+		   key->type != SJA1105_KEY_VLAN_AWARE_VL) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "Can only gate based on {DMAC, VID, PCP}");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;