diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
index 3c11142f1c673560b57328b069903c98de4b7bd8..2b804eeca39051fc818093ca9c4ebf507ad13168 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static int sja1105_init_general_params(struct sja1105_private *priv)
 		.mirr_ptacu = 0,
 		.switchid = priv->ds->index,
 		/* Priority queue for link-local frames trapped to CPU */
-		.hostprio = 0,
+		.hostprio = 7,
 		.mac_fltres1 = SJA1105_LINKLOCAL_FILTER_A,
 		.mac_flt1    = SJA1105_LINKLOCAL_FILTER_A_MASK,
 		.incl_srcpt1 = false,