diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index dd234cf7b39d..dcf9562bce8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -3771,6 +3771,14 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 		goto err_port_qdiscs_init;
 	}
 
+	err = mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_set(mlxsw_sp_port, 0, VLAN_N_VID - 1, false,
+				     false);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port %d: Failed to clear VLAN filter\n",
+			mlxsw_sp_port->local_port);
+		goto err_port_vlan_clear;
+	}
+
 	err = mlxsw_sp_port_nve_init(mlxsw_sp_port);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port %d: Failed to initialize NVE\n",
@@ -3818,6 +3826,7 @@ err_port_vlan_create:
 err_port_pvid_set:
 	mlxsw_sp_port_nve_fini(mlxsw_sp_port);
 err_port_nve_init:
+err_port_vlan_clear:
 	mlxsw_sp_tc_qdisc_fini(mlxsw_sp_port);
 err_port_qdiscs_init:
 	mlxsw_sp_port_fids_fini(mlxsw_sp_port);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/devlink_trap_l2_drops.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/devlink_trap_l2_drops.sh
index 5dcdfa20fc6c..126caf28b529 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/devlink_trap_l2_drops.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/devlink_trap_l2_drops.sh
@@ -224,13 +224,6 @@ ingress_vlan_filter_test()
 	local vid=10
 
 	bridge vlan add vid $vid dev $swp2 master
-	# During initialization the firmware enables all the VLAN filters and
-	# the driver does not turn them off since the traffic will be discarded
-	# by the STP filter whose default is DISCARD state. Add the VID on the
-	# ingress bridge port and then remove it to make sure it is not member
-	# in the VLAN.
-	bridge vlan add vid $vid dev $swp1 master
-	bridge vlan del vid $vid dev $swp1 master
 
 	RET=0