diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index ea7f1277892219f7f72c624442e1290b2ef64087..a429c9750add1bddcd5f1afaa1174d6f7ca7a9e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,14 @@ qca8k_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Make sure MAC06 is disabled */
+	ret = qca8k_reg_clear(priv, QCA8K_REG_PORT0_PAD_CTRL,
+			      QCA8K_PORT0_PAD_MAC06_EXCHANGE_EN);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "failed disabling MAC06 exchange");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* Enable CPU Port */
 	ret = qca8k_reg_set(priv, QCA8K_REG_GLOBAL_FW_CTRL0,
 			    QCA8K_GLOBAL_FW_CTRL0_CPU_PORT_EN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
index e10571a398c98a1cabec9ca85ab036e9589bef16..128b8cf85e0804c519acb0b0f3acf8e164812138 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define   QCA8K_MASK_CTRL_DEVICE_ID_MASK		GENMASK(15, 8)
 #define   QCA8K_MASK_CTRL_DEVICE_ID(x)			((x) >> 8)
 #define QCA8K_REG_PORT0_PAD_CTRL			0x004
+#define   QCA8K_PORT0_PAD_MAC06_EXCHANGE_EN		BIT(31)
 #define   QCA8K_PORT0_PAD_SGMII_RXCLK_FALLING_EDGE	BIT(19)
 #define   QCA8K_PORT0_PAD_SGMII_TXCLK_FALLING_EDGE	BIT(18)
 #define QCA8K_REG_PORT5_PAD_CTRL			0x008