diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 95f07fcd4f85..09e3c47bf005 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -2531,10 +2531,10 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_setup_port_mode(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port)
 		return mv88e6xxx_set_port_mode_normal(chip, port);
 
 	/* Setup CPU port mode depending on its supported tag format */
-	if (chip->info->tag_protocol == DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA)
+	if (chip->tag_protocol == DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA)
 		return mv88e6xxx_set_port_mode_dsa(chip, port);
 
-	if (chip->info->tag_protocol == DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA)
+	if (chip->tag_protocol == DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA)
 		return mv88e6xxx_set_port_mode_edsa(chip, port);
 
 	return -EINVAL;
@@ -4789,7 +4789,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ops = &mv88e6085_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -4810,7 +4809,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g1_irqs = 8,
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ops = &mv88e6095_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -4833,7 +4831,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6097_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -4856,7 +4854,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6123_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -4877,7 +4875,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g1_irqs = 9,
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ops = &mv88e6131_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -4901,7 +4898,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g2_irqs = 10,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6141_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -4924,7 +4921,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6161_ops,
 	},
@@ -4948,7 +4945,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6165_ops,
 	},
@@ -4972,7 +4968,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6171_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -4996,7 +4992,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6172_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -5019,7 +5015,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6175_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -5043,7 +5039,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6176_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -5064,7 +5060,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g1_irqs = 8,
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6185_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -5082,7 +5078,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.phy_base_addr = 0x0,
 		.global1_addr = 0x1b,
 		.global2_addr = 0x1c,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.age_time_coeff = 3750,
 		.g1_irqs = 9,
 		.g2_irqs = 14,
@@ -5112,7 +5107,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ops = &mv88e6190x_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -5135,7 +5129,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6191_ops,
 	},
@@ -5158,7 +5151,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6393x_ops,
 	},
@@ -5181,7 +5173,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6393x_ops,
 	},
@@ -5208,7 +5199,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g2_irqs = 10,
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.dual_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6250_ops,
 	},
@@ -5233,7 +5223,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6240_ops,
 	},
@@ -5255,7 +5245,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g2_irqs = 10,
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.dual_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6250_ops,
 	},
@@ -5279,7 +5268,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6290_ops,
 	},
@@ -5304,7 +5292,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6320_ops,
 	},
@@ -5328,7 +5316,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g2_irqs = 10,
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6321_ops,
 	},
@@ -5353,7 +5341,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.g2_irqs = 10,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6341_ops,
 	},
@@ -5377,7 +5365,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6350_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -5400,7 +5388,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ops = &mv88e6351_ops,
 	},
 
@@ -5424,7 +5412,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0xf,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6352_ops,
 	},
@@ -5448,7 +5436,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_UNDOCUMENTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6390_ops,
 	},
@@ -5472,7 +5460,7 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
+		.edsa_support = MV88E6XXX_EDSA_UNDOCUMENTED,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6390x_ops,
 	},
@@ -5495,7 +5483,6 @@ static const struct mv88e6xxx_info mv88e6xxx_table[] = {
 		.atu_move_port_mask = 0x1f,
 		.pvt = true,
 		.multi_chip = true,
-		.tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA,
 		.ptp_support = true,
 		.ops = &mv88e6393x_ops,
 	},
@@ -5564,7 +5551,7 @@ static enum dsa_tag_protocol mv88e6xxx_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 {
 	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
 
-	return chip->info->tag_protocol;
+	return chip->tag_protocol;
 }
 
 static int mv88e6xxx_port_mdb_add(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
@@ -6209,6 +6196,11 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (chip->info->edsa_support == MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED)
+		chip->tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_EDSA;
+	else
+		chip->tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA;
+
 	mv88e6xxx_phy_init(chip);
 
 	if (chip->info->ops->get_eeprom) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
index bce6e0dc8535..4f116f73a74b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
@@ -96,6 +96,22 @@ enum mv88e6xxx_family {
 	MV88E6XXX_FAMILY_6393,	/* 6191X 6193X 6393X */
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum mv88e6xxx_edsa_support - Ethertype DSA tag support level
+ * @MV88E6XXX_EDSA_UNSUPPORTED:  Device has no support for EDSA tags
+ * @MV88E6XXX_EDSA_UNDOCUMENTED: Documentation indicates that
+ *                               egressing FORWARD frames with an EDSA
+ *                               tag is reserved for future use, but
+ *                               empirical data shows that this mode
+ *                               is supported.
+ * @MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED:    EDSA tags are fully supported.
+ */
+enum mv88e6xxx_edsa_support {
+	MV88E6XXX_EDSA_UNSUPPORTED = 0,
+	MV88E6XXX_EDSA_UNDOCUMENTED,
+	MV88E6XXX_EDSA_SUPPORTED,
+};
+
 struct mv88e6xxx_ops;
 
 struct mv88e6xxx_info {
@@ -133,7 +149,7 @@ struct mv88e6xxx_info {
 	 */
 	bool dual_chip;
 
-	enum dsa_tag_protocol tag_protocol;
+	enum mv88e6xxx_edsa_support edsa_support;
 
 	/* Mask for FromPort and ToPort value of PortVec used in ATU Move
 	 * operation. 0 means that the ATU Move operation is not supported.
@@ -261,6 +277,9 @@ struct mv88e6xxx_region_priv {
 struct mv88e6xxx_chip {
 	const struct mv88e6xxx_info *info;
 
+	/* Currently configured tagging protocol */
+	enum dsa_tag_protocol tag_protocol;
+
 	/* The dsa_switch this private structure is related to */
 	struct dsa_switch *ds;
 
