diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
index ae156b14b57d..4ec598efc333 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
@@ -1010,9 +1010,9 @@ mt753x_cpu_port_enable(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 	mt7530_write(priv, MT7530_PVC_P(port),
 		     PORT_SPEC_TAG);
 
-	/* Disable flooding by default */
-	mt7530_rmw(priv, MT7530_MFC, BC_FFP_MASK | UNM_FFP_MASK | UNU_FFP_MASK,
-		   BC_FFP(BIT(port)) | UNM_FFP(BIT(port)) | UNU_FFP(BIT(port)));
+	/* Enable flooding on the CPU port */
+	mt7530_set(priv, MT7530_MFC, BC_FFP(BIT(port)) | UNM_FFP(BIT(port)) |
+		   UNU_FFP(BIT(port)));
 
 	/* Set CPU port number */
 	if (priv->id == ID_MT7621)
@@ -2306,6 +2306,10 @@ mt7531_setup_common(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	/* Enable and reset MIB counters */
 	mt7530_mib_reset(ds);
 
+	/* Disable flooding on all ports */
+	mt7530_clear(priv, MT7530_MFC, BC_FFP_MASK | UNM_FFP_MASK |
+		     UNU_FFP_MASK);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < MT7530_NUM_PORTS; i++) {
 		/* Disable forwarding by default on all ports */
 		mt7530_rmw(priv, MT7530_PCR_P(i), PCR_MATRIX_MASK,