diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index b08853f71b2beae79e1458e2fc2cb77eb6d4dec5..ee0c4d098c7891d762e577ed8ca4cc02893c2b51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -1386,6 +1386,19 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_overheat_init_val_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_po
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_classification_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
+				      bool is_8021ad_tagged,
+				      bool is_8021q_tagged)
+{
+	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_port->mlxsw_sp;
+	char spvc_pl[MLXSW_REG_SPVC_LEN];
+
+	mlxsw_reg_spvc_pack(spvc_pl, mlxsw_sp_port->local_port,
+			    is_8021ad_tagged, is_8021q_tagged);
+	return mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(spvc), spvc_pl);
+}
+
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 				u8 split_base_local_port,
 				struct mlxsw_sp_port_mapping *port_mapping)
@@ -1592,6 +1605,16 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 	}
 	mlxsw_sp_port->default_vlan = mlxsw_sp_port_vlan;
 
+	/* Set SPVC.et0=true and SPVC.et1=false to make the local port to treat
+	 * only packets with 802.1q header as tagged packets.
+	 */
+	err = mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_classification_set(mlxsw_sp_port, false, true);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port %d: Failed to set default VLAN classification\n",
+			local_port);
+		goto err_port_vlan_classification_set;
+	}
+
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mlxsw_sp_port->ptp.shaper_dw,
 			  mlxsw_sp->ptp_ops->shaper_work);
 
@@ -1618,6 +1641,8 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 
 err_register_netdev:
 err_port_overheat_init_val_set:
+	mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_classification_set(mlxsw_sp_port, true, true);
+err_port_vlan_classification_set:
 	mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port] = NULL;
 	mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_destroy(mlxsw_sp_port_vlan);
 err_port_vlan_create:
@@ -1664,6 +1689,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_port_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
 	mlxsw_sp_port_ptp_clear(mlxsw_sp_port);
 	mlxsw_core_port_clear(mlxsw_sp->core, local_port, mlxsw_sp);
 	unregister_netdev(mlxsw_sp_port->dev); /* This calls ndo_stop */
+	mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_classification_set(mlxsw_sp_port, true, true);
 	mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port] = NULL;
 	mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_flush(mlxsw_sp_port, true);
 	mlxsw_sp_port_nve_fini(mlxsw_sp_port);