diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
index 5394a8cf7bf1d..04053fdc6489a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/port.c
@@ -1713,6 +1713,7 @@ int mv88e6393x_port_set_policy(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 	ptr = shift / 8;
 	shift %= 8;
 	mask >>= ptr * 8;
+	ptr <<= 8;
 
 	err = mv88e6393x_port_policy_read(chip, port, ptr, &reg);
 	if (err)