diff --git a/tools/tools/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c b/tools/tools/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c
index 7d0faa66c77a..39e737604dd7 100644
--- a/tools/tools/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c
+++ b/tools/tools/cxgbetool/cxgbetool.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ set_filter(uint32_t idx, int argc, const char *argv[])
 			t.fs.mask.vnic = mask;
 			t.fs.val.vnic_vld = 1;
 			t.fs.mask.vnic_vld = 1;
-		} else if (!parse_val_mask("vlan", args, &val, &mask)) {
+		} else if (!parse_val_mask("ivlan", args, &val, &mask)) {
 			t.fs.val.vlan = val;
 			t.fs.mask.vlan = mask;
 			t.fs.val.vlan_vld = 1;
@@ -1047,10 +1047,17 @@ set_filter(uint32_t idx, int argc, const char *argv[])
 				t.fs.newvlan = VLAN_REWRITE;
 			} else if (argv[start_arg + 1][0] == '+') {
 				t.fs.newvlan = VLAN_INSERT;
+			} else if (isdigit(argv[start_arg + 1][0]) &&
+			    !parse_val_mask("vlan", args, &val, &mask)) {
+				t.fs.val.vlan = val;
+				t.fs.mask.vlan = mask;
+				t.fs.val.vlan_vld = 1;
+				t.fs.mask.vlan_vld = 1;
 			} else {
 				warnx("unknown vlan parameter \"%s\"; must"
-				     " be one of \"none\", \"=<vlan>\" or"
-				     " \"+<vlan>\"", argv[start_arg + 1]);
+				     " be one of \"none\", \"=<vlan>\", "
+				     " \"+<vlan>\", or \"<vlan>\"",
+				     argv[start_arg + 1]);
 				return (EINVAL);
 			}
 			if (t.fs.newvlan == VLAN_REWRITE ||