diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
index 353c41e031f1..a7e8fcdf2576 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
@@ -1112,6 +1112,10 @@ int ksz9477_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	/* Enable REG_SW_MTU__2 reg by setting SW_JUMBO_PACKET */
 	ksz_cfg(dev, REG_SW_MAC_CTRL_1, SW_JUMBO_PACKET, true);
 
+	/* Use collision based back pressure mode. */
+	ksz_cfg(dev, REG_SW_MAC_CTRL_1, SW_BACK_PRESSURE,
+		SW_BACK_PRESSURE_COLLISION);
+
 	/* Now we can configure default MTU value */
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(ksz_regmap_16(dev), REG_SW_MTU__2, REG_SW_MTU_MASK,
 				 VLAN_ETH_FRAME_LEN + ETH_FCS_LEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_reg.h b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_reg.h
index cba3dba58bc3..a2ef4b18349c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_reg.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
 #define REG_SW_MAC_CTRL_1		0x0331
 
 #define SW_BACK_PRESSURE		BIT(5)
+#define SW_BACK_PRESSURE_COLLISION	0
 #define FAIR_FLOW_CTRL			BIT(4)
 #define NO_EXC_COLLISION_DROP		BIT(3)
 #define SW_JUMBO_PACKET			BIT(2)