diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 9d36d2b5fbc6..f5cad42875e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -4595,6 +4595,14 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_smi_init(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void mv88e6xxx_ports_cmode_init(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < mv88e6xxx_num_ports(chip); i++)
+		chip->ports[i].cmode = MV88E6XXX_PORT_STS_CMODE_INVALID;
+}
+
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol mv88e6xxx_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 							int port)
 {
@@ -4631,6 +4639,8 @@ static const char *mv88e6xxx_drv_probe(struct device *dsa_dev,
 	if (err)
 		goto free;
 
+	mv88e6xxx_ports_cmode_init(chip);
+
 	mutex_lock(&chip->reg_lock);
 	err = mv88e6xxx_switch_reset(chip);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->reg_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
index 4b02c96f6786..79ab51e69aee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ int mv88e6390x_port_set_cmode(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 		cmode = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* cmode doesn't change, nothing to do for us */
+	if (cmode == chip->ports[port].cmode)
+		return 0;
+
 	lane = mv88e6390x_serdes_get_lane(chip, port);
 	if (lane < 0)
 		return lane;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h
index e583641de758..4aadf321edb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define MV88E6185_PORT_STS_CMODE_1000BASE_X	0x0005
 #define MV88E6185_PORT_STS_CMODE_PHY		0x0006
 #define MV88E6185_PORT_STS_CMODE_DISABLED	0x0007
+#define MV88E6XXX_PORT_STS_CMODE_INVALID	0xff
 
 /* Offset 0x01: MAC (or PCS or Physical) Control Register */
 #define MV88E6XXX_PORT_MAC_CTL				0x01