diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_defines.h b/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_defines.h
index 92f67693263..f1b1008764a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_defines.h
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_defines.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
 #define E1000_RXD_ERR_TCPE	0x20    /* TCP/UDP Checksum Error */
 #define E1000_RXD_ERR_IPE	0x40    /* IP Checksum Error */
 #define E1000_RXD_ERR_RXE	0x80    /* Rx Data Error */
-#define E1000_RXD_SPC_VLAN_MASK	0x0FFF  /* VLAN ID is in lower 12 bits */
 
 #define E1000_RXDEXT_STATERR_TST	0x00000100 /* Time Stamp taken */
 #define E1000_RXDEXT_STATERR_LB		0x00040000
diff --git a/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c b/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c
index edbe0f8ab54..ced8d0f41d1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/e1000/em_txrx.c
@@ -710,8 +710,7 @@ lem_isc_rxd_pkt_get(void *arg, if_rxd_info_t ri)
 
 	if (scctx->isc_capenable & IFCAP_VLAN_HWTAGGING &&
 	    status & E1000_RXD_STAT_VP) {
-		ri->iri_vtag =
-		    le16toh(rxd->special & E1000_RXD_SPC_VLAN_MASK);
+		ri->iri_vtag = le16toh(rxd->special);
 		ri->iri_flags |= M_VLANTAG;
 	}