diff --git a/qosmngr/files/lib/qos/broadcom.sh b/qosmngr/files/lib/qos/broadcom.sh
index 2db653f21..ead725863 100755
--- a/qosmngr/files/lib/qos/broadcom.sh
+++ b/qosmngr/files/lib/qos/broadcom.sh
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ broute_filter_on_dscp() {
 }
 
 broute_filter_on_vid() {
+
+	if [ $1 -lt 0 ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+
 	case "$BR_RULE" in
 	*proto*)
 		BR_RULE="$BR_RULE --vlan-id $1"