diff --git a/executor-scripts/linux/link b/executor-scripts/linux/link
index d7cf0ad..aec3a7c 100755
--- a/executor-scripts/linux/link
+++ b/executor-scripts/linux/link
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ up|down)
 	fi
 	;;
 depend)
-	echo "$IF_VLAN_RAW_DEVICE"
+	if is_vlan; then
+		echo "$IF_VLAN_RAW_DEVICE"
+	fi
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/tests/linux/link_test b/tests/linux/link_test
index def1b43..1cb2784 100755
--- a/tests/linux/link_test
+++ b/tests/linux/link_test
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ tests_init \
 	vlan_explicit_up \
 	vlan_explicit_down \
 	vlan_guessed_up \
-	vlan_guessed_down
+	vlan_guessed_down \
+	vlan_explicit_depend \
+	vlan_guessed_depend
 
 up_body() {
 	export IFACE=lo PHASE=up MOCK=echo
@@ -55,3 +57,16 @@ vlan_guessed_down_body() {
 	atf_check -s exit:0 -o match:'ip link delete link eth0 name eth0.8 type vlan id 8' \
 		${EXECUTOR}
 }
+
+vlan_explicit_depend_body() {
+	export IFACE=servers PHASE=up MOCK=echo \
+		IF_VLAN_RAW_DEVICE="eth0" IF_VLAN_ID="123"
+	atf_check -s exit:0 -o match:'eth0' \
+		${EXECUTOR}
+}
+
+vlan_guessed_depend_body() {
+	export IFACE=eth0.8 PHASE=depend
+	atf_check -s exit:0 -o match:'eth0' \
+		${EXECUTOR}
+}