diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index 20b3087ad193..52ab18bc2b0d 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ enum dsa_tag_protocol {
 #define DSA_MAX_SWITCHES	4
 #define DSA_MAX_PORTS		12
 
+#define DSA_RTABLE_NONE		-1
+
 struct dsa_chip_data {
 	/*
 	 * How to access the switch configuration registers.
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index 766d2a525ada..7e68bc6bc853 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -774,11 +774,17 @@ static int dsa_of_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	chip_index = -1;
 	for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child) {
+		int i;
+
 		chip_index++;
 		cd = &pd->chip[chip_index];
 
 		cd->of_node = child;
 
+		/* Initialize the routing table */
+		for (i = 0; i < DSA_MAX_SWITCHES; ++i)
+			cd->rtable[i] = DSA_RTABLE_NONE;
+
 		/* When assigning the host device, increment its refcount */
 		cd->host_dev = get_device(&mdio_bus->dev);
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index 83b95fc4cede..78e4c0131c30 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static int _dsa_register_switch(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device_node *np)
 	struct device_node *ports = dsa_get_ports(ds, np);
 	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst;
 	u32 tree, index;
-	int err;
+	int i, err;
 
 	err = dsa_parse_member(np, &tree, &index);
 	if (err)
@@ -622,6 +622,11 @@ static int _dsa_register_switch(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device_node *np)
 
 	ds->dst = dst;
 	ds->index = index;
+
+	/* Initialize the routing table */
+	for (i = 0; i < DSA_MAX_SWITCHES; ++i)
+		ds->rtable[i] = DSA_RTABLE_NONE;
+
 	dsa_dst_add_ds(dst, ds, index);
 
 	err = dsa_dst_complete(dst);