diff --git a/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.c b/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.c
index 98e20aa17a..86f3b2183b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.c
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ static int ipq9574_eth_init(struct eth_device *eth_dev, bd_t *this)
 	struct phy_ops *phy_get_ops;
 	static fal_port_speed_t old_speed[IPQ9574_PHY_MAX] = {[0 ... IPQ9574_PHY_MAX-1] = FAL_SPEED_BUTT};
 	static fal_port_speed_t curr_speed[IPQ9574_PHY_MAX];
+	static int current_active_port = -1, previous_active_port = -1;
 	fal_port_duplex_t duplex;
 	char *lstatus[] = {"up", "Down"};
 	char *dp[] = {"Half", "Full"};
@@ -873,6 +874,7 @@ static int ipq9574_eth_init(struct eth_device *eth_dev, bd_t *this)
 	int sfp_port[2] = {-1, -1}, sfp_port_cnt = -1;
 	int sgmii_mode = -1, sfp_mode = -1, sgmii_fiber = -1;
 	int phy_node = -1, res = -1;
+	char *active_port = NULL;
 
 	node = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, "/ess-switch");
 
@@ -897,12 +899,43 @@ static int ipq9574_eth_init(struct eth_device *eth_dev, bd_t *this)
 	}
 
 	phy_node = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, "/ess-switch/port_phyinfo");
+
+	active_port = getenv("active_port");
+	if (active_port != NULL) {
+		current_active_port = simple_strtol(active_port, NULL, 10);
+		if (current_active_port < 0 || current_active_port > 5)
+			printf("active_port must be in the range of 0 to 5 in ipq9574 platform\n");
+	} else {
+		current_active_port = -1;
+	}
+
+	if (previous_active_port != current_active_port && current_active_port != -1) {
+		previous_active_port = current_active_port;
+		printf("Port%d has been set as the active_port\n", current_active_port);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Check PHY link, speed, Duplex on all phys.
 	 * we will proceed even if single link is up
 	 * else we will return with -1;
 	 */
 	for (i =  0; i < IPQ9574_PHY_MAX; i++) {
+		if (current_active_port != -1 && i != current_active_port) {
+			ipq9574_gmac_port_disable(i);
+			ppe_port_bridge_txmac_set(i + 1, 1);
+			old_speed[i] = FAL_SPEED_BUTT;
+			/*
+			 * Old speed has been set as FAL_SPEED_BUTT here so that
+			 * if again the previous active_port is made as active,
+			 * the configurations required will be done again and MAC
+			 * would be enabled.
+			 *
+			 * Note that only for the active port TX/RX MAC would be
+			 * enabled and for all other ports, the same would be
+			 * disabled.
+			 */
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (i == sfp_port[0] || i == sfp_port[1]) {
 			status = phy_status_get_from_ppe(i);
 			duplex = FAL_FULL_DUPLEX;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.h b/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.h
index 8176474fae..baef2c8fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_edma.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ typedef struct {
 extern void ipq9574_ppe_provision_init(void);
 extern void ipq9574_port_mac_clock_reset(int port);
 extern void ipq9574_speed_clock_set(int port, int clk[4]);
+extern void ipq9574_gmac_port_disable(int port);
 extern void ipq9574_pqsgmii_speed_set(int port, int speed, int status);
 extern void ipq9574_uxsgmii_speed_set(int port, int speed, int duplex, int status);
 extern void ppe_port_mux_mac_type_set(int port_id, int mode);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_ppe.c b/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_ppe.c
index ce9af7c072..aa1e5a5a9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_ppe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipq9574/ipq9574_ppe.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void ipq9574_vsi_setup(int vsi, uint8_t group_mask)
 /*
  * ipq9574_gmac_port_disable()
  */
-static void ipq9574_gmac_port_disable(int port)
+void ipq9574_gmac_port_disable(int port)
 {
 	ipq9574_ppe_reg_write(IPQ9574_PPE_MAC_ENABLE + (0x200 * port), 0x70);
 	ipq9574_ppe_reg_write(IPQ9574_PPE_MAC_SPEED + (0x200 * port), 0x2);