diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
index ecdbde539eb7..5815225c000c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ DEFINE_ALE_FIELD(mcast,			40,	1)
 DEFINE_ALE_FIELD(vlan_unreg_mcast_idx,	20,	3)
 DEFINE_ALE_FIELD(vlan_reg_mcast_idx,	44,	3)
 
+#define NU_VLAN_UNREG_MCAST_IDX	1
+
 /* The MAC address field in the ALE entry cannot be macroized as above */
 static inline void cpsw_ale_get_addr(u32 *ale_entry, u8 *addr)
 {
@@ -455,6 +457,8 @@ int cpsw_ale_add_vlan(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u16 vid, int port_mask, int untag,
 		cpsw_ale_set_vlan_unreg_mcast(ale_entry, unreg_mcast,
 					      ale->vlan_field_bits);
 	} else {
+		cpsw_ale_set_vlan_unreg_mcast_idx(ale_entry,
+						  NU_VLAN_UNREG_MCAST_IDX);
 		cpsw_ale_set_vlan_mcast(ale, ale_entry, reg_mcast, unreg_mcast);
 	}
 	cpsw_ale_set_vlan_member_list(ale_entry, port_mask,