diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
index a7b51618b0..d051c7ec36 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
@@ -969,11 +969,10 @@ it will fail and return the info "Conflict with the first rule's input set",
 which means the current rule's input set conflicts with the first rule's.
 Remove the first rule if want to change the input set of the PCTYPE.
 
-PF reset fail after QinQ set with FW >= 8.4
+Disable Qinq is not supported when FW >= 8.4
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-If upgrade FW to version 8.4 and higher, after set MAC VLAN filter and configure outer VLAN on PF, kill
-DPDK process will cause the card crash.
+If upgrade FW to version 8.4 and higher, sync kernel driver, enable Qinq by default and disable Qinq is not supported.
 
 
 Example of getting best performance with l3fwd example
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index dd471d487e..95e6b1578c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -2575,7 +2575,6 @@ i40e_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(dev);
 	struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle = pci_dev->intr_handle;
-	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode = &dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode;
 	struct i40e_filter_control_settings settings;
 	struct rte_flow *p_flow;
 	uint32_t reg;
@@ -2588,18 +2587,6 @@ i40e_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * It is a workaround, if the double VLAN is disabled when
-	 * the program exits, an abnormal error will occur on the
-	 * NIC. Need to enable double VLAN when dev is closed.
-	 */
-	if (pf->fw8_3gt) {
-		if (!(rxmode->offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND)) {
-			rxmode->offloads |= RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND;
-			i40e_vlan_offload_set(dev, RTE_ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_MASK);
-		}
-	}
-
 	ret = rte_eth_switch_domain_free(pf->switch_domain_id);
 	if (ret)
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(WARNING, "failed to free switch domain: %d", ret);
@@ -3950,20 +3937,8 @@ i40e_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			else if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER)
 				hw->second_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
 		} else {
-			/*
-			 * If tpid is equal to 0x88A8, indicates that the
-			 * disable double VLAN operation is in progress.
-			 * Need set switch configuration back to default.
-			 */
-			if (pf->fw8_3gt && tpid == RTE_ETHER_TYPE_QINQ) {
-				sw_flags = 0;
-				valid_flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_OUTER_VLAN;
-				if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER)
-					hw->first_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
-			} else {
-				if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER)
-					hw->second_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
-			}
+			if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER)
+				hw->second_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
 		}
 		ret = i40e_aq_set_switch_config(hw, sw_flags,
 						valid_flags, 0, NULL);
@@ -4043,6 +4018,12 @@ i40e_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask)
 	}
 
 	if (mask & RTE_ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_MASK) {
+		/* Double VLAN not allowed to be disabled.*/
+		if (pf->fw8_3gt && !(rxmode->offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND)) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(WARNING,
+				"Disable double VLAN is not allowed after firmwarev8.3!");
+			return 0;
+		}
 		i = 0;
 		num = vsi->mac_num;
 		mac_filter = rte_zmalloc("mac_filter_info_data",
@@ -4078,9 +4059,6 @@ i40e_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask)
 			i40e_vlan_tpid_set(dev, RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER,
 					   RTE_ETHER_TYPE_VLAN);
 		} else {
-			if (pf->fw8_3gt)
-				i40e_vlan_tpid_set(dev, RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER,
-					   RTE_ETHER_TYPE_QINQ);
 			i40e_vsi_config_double_vlan(vsi, FALSE);
 		}
 		/* Restore all mac */
@@ -6135,6 +6113,7 @@ i40e_vsi_config_vlan_filter(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, bool on)
 int
 i40e_vsi_config_vlan_stripping(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, bool on)
 {
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_VSI_TO_PF(vsi);
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_VSI_TO_HW(vsi);
 	struct i40e_vsi_context ctxt;
 	uint8_t vlan_flags;
@@ -6176,6 +6155,7 @@ i40e_vsi_config_vlan_stripping(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, bool on)
 static int
 i40e_dev_init_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct rte_eth_dev_data *data = dev->data;
 	int ret;
 	int mask = 0;
@@ -6185,6 +6165,12 @@ i40e_dev_init_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	       RTE_ETH_QINQ_STRIP_MASK |
 	       RTE_ETH_VLAN_FILTER_MASK |
 	       RTE_ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_MASK;
+
+	/* Double VLAN be enabled by default.*/
+	if (pf->fw8_3gt) {
+		struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode = &dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode;
+		rxmode->offloads |= RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND;
+	}
 	ret = i40e_vlan_offload_set(dev, mask);
 	if (ret) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Failed to update vlan offload");
