flags[i]);
 }
 
-/* A flag indicating whether 'RX_PA_CFG_STRIP_VLAN_TAG' bit is set or not */
-static int vlan_strip_flag;
-
 /* Unregister the vlan */
 static void s2io_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long vid)
 {
                val64 = readq(&bar0->rx_pa_cfg);
                val64 &= ~RX_PA_CFG_STRIP_VLAN_TAG;
                writeq(val64, &bar0->rx_pa_cfg);
-               vlan_strip_flag = 0;
+               nic->vlan_strip_flag = 0;
        }
 
        /*
                        val64 = readq(&bar0->rx_pa_cfg);
                        val64 &= ~RX_PA_CFG_STRIP_VLAN_TAG;
                        writeq(val64, &bar0->rx_pa_cfg);
-                       vlan_strip_flag = 0;
+                       sp->vlan_strip_flag = 0;
                }
 
                val64 = readq(&bar0->mac_cfg);
                        val64 = readq(&bar0->rx_pa_cfg);
                        val64 |= RX_PA_CFG_STRIP_VLAN_TAG;
                        writeq(val64, &bar0->rx_pa_cfg);
-                       vlan_strip_flag = 1;
+                       sp->vlan_strip_flag = 1;
                }
 
                val64 = readq(&bar0->mac_cfg);
        /* Initialize device name */
        sprintf(sp->name, "%s Neterion %s", dev->name, sp->product_name);
 
+       if (vlan_tag_strip)
+               sp->vlan_strip_flag = 1;
+       else
+               sp->vlan_strip_flag = 0;
+
        /*
         * Make Link state as off at this point, when the Link change
         * interrupt comes the state will be automatically changed to
                 * If vlan stripping is disabled and the frame is VLAN tagged,
                 * shift the offset by the VLAN header size bytes.
                 */
-               if ((!vlan_strip_flag) &&
+               if ((!sp->vlan_strip_flag) &&
                        (rxdp->Control_1 & RXD_FRAME_VLAN_TAG))
                        ip_off += HEADER_VLAN_SIZE;
        } else {
 
        skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
        if (sp->vlgrp && vlan_tag
-               && (vlan_strip_flag)) {
+               && (sp->vlan_strip_flag)) {
                /* Queueing the vlan frame to the upper layer */
                if (sp->config.napi)
                        vlan_hwaccel_receive_skb(skb, sp->vlgrp, vlan_tag);