diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index e4d7739bd7c888fc774aeb82a5ece0ed894497d8..4a79c0d7e7ad8546aae5e51f7c23ce7ee8642674 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static void mlxsw_emad_rx_listener_func(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 local_port,
 
 static const struct mlxsw_listener mlxsw_emad_rx_listener =
 	MLXSW_RXL(mlxsw_emad_rx_listener_func, ETHEMAD, TRAP_TO_CPU, false,
-		  EMAD, DISCARD);
+		  EMAD, FORWARD);
 
 static int mlxsw_emad_tlv_enable(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
 {