diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
index 1995b592af4ee062614a21d4cef3393ad409dd04..6c15c2e184fce6ba4d1ed3760b51870bcebbdbda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
@@ -4286,7 +4286,8 @@ static int rocker_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	switch (attr->id) {
 	case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_PORT_STP_STATE:
-		err = rocker_port_stp_update(rocker_port, attr->trans, 0,
+		err = rocker_port_stp_update(rocker_port, attr->trans,
+					     ROCKER_OP_FLAG_NOWAIT,
 					     attr->u.stp_state);
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS: