diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 5fd860a..73dcc0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -3002,7 +3002,7 @@
 static s32 ixgbe_find_vlvf_slot(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 vlan, bool vlvf_bypass)
 {
 	s32 regindex, first_empty_slot;
-	u32 bits = 0;
+	u32 bits;
 
 	/* short cut the special case */
 	if (vlan == 0)
@@ -3014,33 +3014,29 @@
 	 */
 	first_empty_slot = vlvf_bypass ? IXGBE_ERR_NO_SPACE : 0;
 
-	/*
-	  * Search for the vlan id in the VLVF entries. Save off the first empty
-	  * slot found along the way
-	  */
-	for (regindex = 1; regindex < IXGBE_VLVF_ENTRIES; regindex++) {
+	/* add VLAN enable bit for comparison */
+	vlan |= IXGBE_VLVF_VIEN;
+
+	/* Search for the vlan id in the VLVF entries. Save off the first empty
+	 * slot found along the way.
+	 *
+	 * pre-decrement loop covering (IXGBE_VLVF_ENTRIES - 1) .. 1
+	 */
+	for (regindex = IXGBE_VLVF_ENTRIES; --regindex;) {
 		bits = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLVF(regindex));
-		if (!bits && !(first_empty_slot))
+		if (bits == vlan)
+			return regindex;
+		if (!first_empty_slot && !bits)
 			first_empty_slot = regindex;
-		else if ((bits & 0x0FFF) == vlan)
-			break;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	  * If regindex is less than IXGBE_VLVF_ENTRIES, then we found the vlan
-	  * in the VLVF. Else use the first empty VLVF register for this
-	  * vlan id.
-	  */
-	if (regindex >= IXGBE_VLVF_ENTRIES) {
-		if (first_empty_slot)
-			regindex = first_empty_slot;
-		else {
-			hw_dbg(hw, "No space in VLVF.\n");
-			regindex = IXGBE_ERR_NO_SPACE;
-		}
-	}
+	/* If we are here then we didn't find the VLAN.  Return first empty
+	 * slot we found during our search, else error.
+	 */
+	if (!first_empty_slot)
+		hw_dbg(hw, "No space in VLVF.\n");
 
-	return regindex;
+	return first_empty_slot ? : IXGBE_ERR_NO_SPACE;
 }
 
 /**