diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c
index b8e733f539..124b4fad1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.c
@@ -2382,6 +2382,9 @@ static void ice_get_recp_to_prof_map(struct ice_hw *hw)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool
+ice_vsi_uses_fltr(struct ice_fltr_mgmt_list_entry *fm_entry, u16 vsi_handle);
+
 /**
  * ice_init_def_sw_recp - initialize the recipe book keeping tables
  * @hw: pointer to the HW struct
@@ -5496,24 +5499,19 @@ enum ice_status
 ice_cfg_dflt_vsi(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle, bool set,
 		 u8 direction)
 {
-	struct ice_aqc_sw_rules_elem *s_rule;
+	struct ice_fltr_list_entry f_list_entry;
+	struct ice_sw_recipe *recp_list;
 	struct ice_fltr_info f_info;
 	struct ice_hw *hw = pi->hw;
-	enum ice_adminq_opc opcode;
 	enum ice_status status;
-	u16 s_rule_size;
+	u8 lport = pi->lport;
 	u16 hw_vsi_id;
+	recp_list = &pi->hw->switch_info->recp_list[ICE_SW_LKUP_DFLT];
 
 	if (!ice_is_vsi_valid(hw, vsi_handle))
 		return ICE_ERR_PARAM;
-	hw_vsi_id = ice_get_hw_vsi_num(hw, vsi_handle);
-
-	s_rule_size = set ? ICE_SW_RULE_RX_TX_ETH_HDR_SIZE :
-		ICE_SW_RULE_RX_TX_NO_HDR_SIZE;
 
-	s_rule = (struct ice_aqc_sw_rules_elem *)ice_malloc(hw, s_rule_size);
-	if (!s_rule)
-		return ICE_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
+	hw_vsi_id = ice_get_hw_vsi_num(hw, vsi_handle);
 
 	ice_memset(&f_info, 0, sizeof(f_info), ICE_NONDMA_MEM);
 
@@ -5521,54 +5519,63 @@ ice_cfg_dflt_vsi(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle, bool set,
 	f_info.flag = direction;
 	f_info.fltr_act = ICE_FWD_TO_VSI;
 	f_info.fwd_id.hw_vsi_id = hw_vsi_id;
+	f_info.vsi_handle = vsi_handle;
 
 	if (f_info.flag & ICE_FLTR_RX) {
 		f_info.src = pi->lport;
 		f_info.src_id = ICE_SRC_ID_LPORT;
-		if (!set)
-			f_info.fltr_rule_id =
-				pi->dflt_rx_vsi_rule_id;
 	} else if (f_info.flag & ICE_FLTR_TX) {
 		f_info.src_id = ICE_SRC_ID_VSI;
 		f_info.src = hw_vsi_id;
-		if (!set)
-			f_info.fltr_rule_id =
-				pi->dflt_tx_vsi_rule_id;
 	}
+	f_list_entry.fltr_info = f_info;
 
 	if (set)
-		opcode = ice_aqc_opc_add_sw_rules;
+		status = ice_add_rule_internal(hw, recp_list, lport,
+					       &f_list_entry);
 	else
-		opcode = ice_aqc_opc_remove_sw_rules;
-
-	ice_fill_sw_rule(hw, &f_info, s_rule, opcode);
-
-	status = ice_aq_sw_rules(hw, s_rule, s_rule_size, 1, opcode, NULL);
-	if (status || !(f_info.flag & ICE_FLTR_TX_RX))
-		goto out;
-	if (set) {
-		u16 index = LE16_TO_CPU(s_rule->pdata.lkup_tx_rx.index);
-
-		if (f_info.flag & ICE_FLTR_TX) {
-			pi->dflt_tx_vsi_num = hw_vsi_id;
-			pi->dflt_tx_vsi_rule_id = index;
-		} else if (f_info.flag & ICE_FLTR_RX) {
-			pi->dflt_rx_vsi_num = hw_vsi_id;
-			pi->dflt_rx_vsi_rule_id = index;
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (f_info.flag & ICE_FLTR_TX) {
-			pi->dflt_tx_vsi_num = ICE_DFLT_VSI_INVAL;
-			pi->dflt_tx_vsi_rule_id = ICE_INVAL_ACT;
-		} else if (f_info.flag & ICE_FLTR_RX) {
-			pi->dflt_rx_vsi_num = ICE_DFLT_VSI_INVAL;
-			pi->dflt_rx_vsi_rule_id = ICE_INVAL_ACT;
+		status = ice_remove_rule_internal(hw, recp_list,
+						  &f_list_entry);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_check_if_dflt_vsi - check if VSI is default VSI
+ * @pi: pointer to the port_info structure
+ * @vsi_handle: vsi handle to check for in filter list
+ * @rule_exists: indicates if there are any VSI's in the rule list
+ *
+ * checks if the VSI is in a default VSI list, and also indicates
+ * if the default VSI list is empty
+ */
+bool ice_check_if_dflt_vsi(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle,
+			   bool *rule_exists)
+{
+	struct ice_fltr_mgmt_list_entry *fm_entry;
+	struct LIST_HEAD_TYPE *rule_head;
+	struct ice_sw_recipe *recp_list;
+	struct ice_lock *rule_lock;
+	bool ret = false;
+	recp_list = &pi->hw->switch_info->recp_list[ICE_SW_LKUP_DFLT];
+	rule_lock = &recp_list->filt_rule_lock;
+	rule_head = &recp_list->filt_rules;
+
+	ice_acquire_lock(rule_lock);
+
+	if (rule_exists && !LIST_EMPTY(rule_head))
+		*rule_exists = true;
+
+	LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(fm_entry, rule_head,
+			    ice_fltr_mgmt_list_entry, list_entry) {
+		if (ice_vsi_uses_fltr(fm_entry, vsi_handle)) {
+			ret = true;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-out:
-	ice_free(hw, s_rule);
-	return status;
+	ice_release_lock(rule_lock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h
index c67cd09d21..ad1397ba5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_switch.h
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ void ice_remove_vsi_fltr(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 vsi_handle);
 enum ice_status
 ice_cfg_dflt_vsi(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle, bool set,
 		 u8 direction);
+bool ice_check_if_dflt_vsi(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle,
+			   bool *rule_exists);
 enum ice_status
 ice_set_vsi_promisc(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 vsi_handle, u8 promisc_mask,
 		    u16 vid);
