diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
index c902848cf88ed7..b102db8b829a94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ static void ice_eswitch_release_env(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	ice_vsi_update_local_lb(uplink_vsi, false);
 	ice_vsi_update_security(uplink_vsi, ice_vsi_ctx_clear_allow_override);
 	vlan_ops->ena_rx_filtering(uplink_vsi);
-	ice_clear_dflt_vsi(uplink_vsi);
+	ice_cfg_dflt_vsi(uplink_vsi->port_info, uplink_vsi->idx, false,
+			 ICE_FLTR_TX);
+	ice_cfg_dflt_vsi(uplink_vsi->port_info, uplink_vsi->idx, false,
+			 ICE_FLTR_RX);
 	ice_fltr_add_mac_and_broadcast(uplink_vsi,
 				       uplink_vsi->port_info->mac.perm_addr,
 				       ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);