diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
index db4b2844e1f718..d9f6cc71d900aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
@@ -1002,8 +1002,8 @@ static void ice_get_itr_intrl_gran(struct ice_hw *hw)
  */
 int ice_init_hw(struct ice_hw *hw)
 {
-	struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree);
-	void *mac_buf __free(kfree);
+	struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree) = NULL;
+	void *mac_buf __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	u16 mac_buf_len;
 	int status;
 
@@ -3272,7 +3272,7 @@ int ice_update_link_info(struct ice_port_info *pi)
 		return status;
 
 	if (li->link_info & ICE_AQ_MEDIA_AVAILABLE) {
-		struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree);
+		struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree) = NULL;
 
 		pcaps = kzalloc(sizeof(*pcaps), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pcaps)
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@ ice_cfg_phy_fc(struct ice_port_info *pi, struct ice_aqc_set_phy_cfg_data *cfg,
 int
 ice_set_fc(struct ice_port_info *pi, u8 *aq_failures, bool ena_auto_link_update)
 {
-	struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree);
+	struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct ice_aqc_set_phy_cfg_data cfg = { 0 };
 	struct ice_hw *hw;
 	int status;
@@ -3561,7 +3561,7 @@ int
 ice_cfg_phy_fec(struct ice_port_info *pi, struct ice_aqc_set_phy_cfg_data *cfg,
 		enum ice_fec_mode fec)
 {
-	struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree);
+	struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct ice_hw *hw;
 	int status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
index 255a9c8151b451..78b833b3e1d7ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
@@ -941,11 +941,11 @@ static u64 ice_loopback_test(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct ice_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct ice_vsi *orig_vsi = np->vsi, *test_vsi;
 	struct ice_pf *pf = orig_vsi->back;
+	u8 *tx_frame __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	u8 broadcast[ETH_ALEN], ret = 0;
 	int num_frames, valid_frames;
 	struct ice_tx_ring *tx_ring;
 	struct ice_rx_ring *rx_ring;
-	u8 *tx_frame __free(kfree);
 	int i;
 
 	netdev_info(netdev, "loopback test\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_vsi_vlan_ops.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_vsi_vlan_ops.c
index 80dc4bcdd3a41c..b3e1bdcb80f84d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_vsi_vlan_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_vsi_vlan_ops.c
@@ -26,24 +26,22 @@ static void ice_port_vlan_on(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 	struct ice_vsi_vlan_ops *vlan_ops;
 	struct ice_pf *pf = vsi->back;
 
-	if (ice_is_dvm_ena(&pf->hw)) {
-		vlan_ops = &vsi->outer_vlan_ops;
-
-		/* setup outer VLAN ops */
-		vlan_ops->set_port_vlan = ice_vsi_set_outer_port_vlan;
-		vlan_ops->clear_port_vlan = ice_vsi_clear_outer_port_vlan;
+	/* setup inner VLAN ops */
+	vlan_ops = &vsi->inner_vlan_ops;
 
-		/* setup inner VLAN ops */
-		vlan_ops = &vsi->inner_vlan_ops;
+	if (ice_is_dvm_ena(&pf->hw)) {
 		vlan_ops->add_vlan = noop_vlan_arg;
 		vlan_ops->del_vlan = noop_vlan_arg;
 		vlan_ops->ena_stripping = ice_vsi_ena_inner_stripping;
 		vlan_ops->dis_stripping = ice_vsi_dis_inner_stripping;
 		vlan_ops->ena_insertion = ice_vsi_ena_inner_insertion;
 		vlan_ops->dis_insertion = ice_vsi_dis_inner_insertion;
-	} else {
-		vlan_ops = &vsi->inner_vlan_ops;
 
+		/* setup outer VLAN ops */
+		vlan_ops = &vsi->outer_vlan_ops;
+		vlan_ops->set_port_vlan = ice_vsi_set_outer_port_vlan;
+		vlan_ops->clear_port_vlan = ice_vsi_clear_outer_port_vlan;
+	} else {
 		vlan_ops->set_port_vlan = ice_vsi_set_inner_port_vlan;
 		vlan_ops->clear_port_vlan = ice_vsi_clear_inner_port_vlan;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
index 6dd7a66bb8979a..f5bc4a2780745e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
@@ -2941,6 +2941,8 @@ static int idpf_rx_process_skb_fields(struct idpf_queue *rxq,
 	rx_ptype = le16_get_bits(rx_desc->ptype_err_fflags0,
 				 VIRTCHNL2_RX_FLEX_DESC_ADV_PTYPE_M);
 
+	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rxq->vport->netdev);
+
 	decoded = rxq->vport->rx_ptype_lkup[rx_ptype];
 	/* If we don't know the ptype we can't do anything else with it. Just
 	 * pass it up the stack as-is.
@@ -2951,8 +2953,6 @@ static int idpf_rx_process_skb_fields(struct idpf_queue *rxq,
 	/* process RSS/hash */
 	idpf_rx_hash(rxq, skb, rx_desc, &decoded);
 
-	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, rxq->vport->netdev);
-
 	if (le16_get_bits(rx_desc->hdrlen_flags,
 			  VIRTCHNL2_RX_FLEX_DESC_ADV_RSC_M))
 		return idpf_rx_rsc(rxq, skb, rx_desc, &decoded);