diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c
index 66ddf67b87371d0a9c12667b700a6996710023f9..7b96396be609e7bb1331d63c6fd11a403922e0b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ int mv88e6250_g1_vtu_getnext(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
+		err = mv88e6185_g1_stu_data_read(chip, entry);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		/* VTU DBNum[3:0] are located in VTU Operation 3:0
 		 * VTU DBNum[5:4] are located in VTU Operation 9:8
 		 */