diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c b/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c
index 01f215868271..8daefeb8d49d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *mxl862_tag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (likely(!is_link_local_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest)))
+		dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark(skb);
+
 	/* remove the MxL862xx special tag between the MAC addresses and the
 	 * current ethertype field.
 	 */