diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 217856bdd400..0fa8da584845 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -2746,6 +2746,13 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_vport_bridge_leave(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_vport,
 		goto err_vport_flood_set;
 	}
 
+	err = mlxsw_sp_port_stp_state_set(mlxsw_sp_vport, vid,
+					  MLXSW_REG_SPMS_STATE_FORWARDING);
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "Failed to set STP state\n");
+		goto err_port_stp_state_set;
+	}
+
 	if (flush_fdb && mlxsw_sp_vport_fdb_flush(mlxsw_sp_vport))
 		netdev_err(dev, "Failed to flush FDB\n");
 
@@ -2763,6 +2770,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_vport_bridge_leave(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_vport,
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_port_stp_state_set:
 err_vport_flood_set:
 err_port_vid_learning_set:
 err_port_vid_to_fid_validate: