diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index dabe89968a7871da24e6e3850d35c328af822c91..2caa5c0c2bc450006f82d1d8359ef0533be7a4f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -4821,6 +4821,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	mv88e6xxx_ports_cmode_init(chip);
 	mv88e6xxx_phy_init(chip);
 
 	if (chip->info->ops->get_eeprom) {