diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index c542c131d551..b525ac516559 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ struct dsa_switch {
 	struct dsa_switch_tree	*dst;
 	int			index;
 
+	/*
+	 * Tagging protocol understood by this switch
+	 */
+	enum dsa_tag_protocol	tag_protocol;
+
 	/*
 	 * Configuration data for this switch.
 	 */
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index 6f02ccc57593..4cc995664fdf 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int dsa_switch_setup_one(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent)
 	 * switch.
 	 */
 	if (dst->cpu_switch == index) {
-		switch (drv->tag_protocol) {
+		switch (ds->tag_protocol) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_DSA
 		case DSA_TAG_PROTO_DSA:
 			dst->rcv = dsa_netdev_ops.rcv;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int dsa_switch_setup_one(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		dst->tag_protocol = drv->tag_protocol;
+		dst->tag_protocol = ds->tag_protocol;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ dsa_switch_setup(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, int index,
 	ds->index = index;
 	ds->pd = pd;
 	ds->drv = drv;
+	ds->tag_protocol = drv->tag_protocol;
 	ds->master_dev = host_dev;
 
 	ret = dsa_switch_setup_one(ds, parent);