diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index a32744e40baf..0d7e71528be5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ qca8k_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
 	struct qca8k_priv *priv = (struct qca8k_priv *)ds->priv;
 	int ret, i, phy_mode = -1;
+	u32 mask;
 
 	/* Make sure that port 0 is the cpu port */
 	if (!dsa_is_cpu_port(ds, 0)) {
@@ -515,7 +516,10 @@ qca8k_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Enable CPU Port */
+	/* Enable CPU Port, force it to maximum bandwidth and full-duplex */
+	mask = QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_SPEED_1000 | QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_TXFLOW |
+	       QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_RXFLOW | QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_DUPLEX;
+	qca8k_write(priv, QCA8K_REG_PORT_STATUS(QCA8K_CPU_PORT), mask);
 	qca8k_reg_set(priv, QCA8K_REG_GLOBAL_FW_CTRL0,
 		      QCA8K_GLOBAL_FW_CTRL0_CPU_PORT_EN);
 	qca8k_port_set_status(priv, QCA8K_CPU_PORT, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
index 1cf8a920d4ff..5bda16555478 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@
 #define QCA8K_GOL_MAC_ADDR0				0x60
 #define QCA8K_GOL_MAC_ADDR1				0x64
 #define QCA8K_REG_PORT_STATUS(_i)			(0x07c + (_i) * 4)
-#define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_SPEED			GENMASK(2, 0)
-#define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_SPEED_S			0
+#define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_SPEED			GENMASK(1, 0)
+#define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_SPEED_10			0
+#define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_SPEED_100			0x1
+#define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_SPEED_1000			0x2
 #define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_TXMAC			BIT(2)
 #define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_RXMAC			BIT(3)
 #define   QCA8K_PORT_STATUS_TXFLOW			BIT(4)