diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
index 28c9b0bdf2f6..bc3ac369cbe3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ static void bcm_sysport_set_rx_csum(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	priv->rx_chk_en = !!(wanted & NETIF_F_RXCSUM);
 	reg = rxchk_readl(priv, RXCHK_CONTROL);
+	/* Clear L2 header checks, which would prevent BPDUs
+	 * from being received.
+	 */
+	reg &= ~RXCHK_L2_HDR_DIS;
 	if (priv->rx_chk_en)
 		reg |= RXCHK_EN;
 	else