diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 30383c4f8fd0ec6ebe5d4063bea77f54d7c52496..0de7b3611202c9ad382d95d61237af1b5fcf9c28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -3354,9 +3354,14 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_setup_port(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port)
 	 * If this is the upstream port for this switch, enable
 	 * forwarding of unknown unicasts and multicasts.
 	 */
-	reg = MV88E6XXX_PORT_CTL0_IGMP_MLD_SNOOP |
-		MV88E6185_PORT_CTL0_USE_TAG | MV88E6185_PORT_CTL0_USE_IP |
+	reg = MV88E6185_PORT_CTL0_USE_TAG | MV88E6185_PORT_CTL0_USE_IP |
 		MV88E6XXX_PORT_CTL0_STATE_FORWARDING;
+	/* Forward any IPv4 IGMP or IPv6 MLD frames received
+	 * by a USER port to the CPU port to allow snooping.
+	 */
+	if (dsa_is_user_port(ds, port))
+		reg |= MV88E6XXX_PORT_CTL0_IGMP_MLD_SNOOP;
+
 	err = mv88e6xxx_port_write(chip, port, MV88E6XXX_PORT_CTL0, reg);
 	if (err)
 		return err;