diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
index d76d7c7ea819..544b6a9cc01a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@ int mv88e6390_g1_set_cpu_port(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port)
 {
 	u16 ptr = MV88E6390_G1_MONITOR_MGMT_CTL_PTR_CPU_DEST;
 
+	/* Use the default high priority for management frames sent to
+	 * the CPU.
+	 */
+	port |= MV88E6390_G1_MONITOR_MGMT_CTL_PTR_CPU_DEST_MGMTPRI;
+
 	return mv88e6390_g1_monitor_write(chip, ptr, port);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h
index 950b914f9251..d82e8956cbd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 #define MV88E6390_G1_MONITOR_MGMT_CTL_PTR_INGRESS_DEST		0x2000
 #define MV88E6390_G1_MONITOR_MGMT_CTL_PTR_EGRESS_DEST		0x2100
 #define MV88E6390_G1_MONITOR_MGMT_CTL_PTR_CPU_DEST		0x3000
+#define MV88E6390_G1_MONITOR_MGMT_CTL_PTR_CPU_DEST_MGMTPRI	0x00e0
 #define MV88E6390_G1_MONITOR_MGMT_CTL_DATA_MASK			0x00ff
 
 /* Offset 0x1C: Global Control 2 */