diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index b36393ba6d49e..afb9417ffca02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -2678,6 +2678,9 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_vlan_msti_set(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 	u8 old_sid, new_sid;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!mv88e6xxx_has_stu(chip))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	mv88e6xxx_reg_lock(chip);
 
 	err = mv88e6xxx_vtu_get(chip, msti->vid, &vlan);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
index 6a0b66354e1da..5e03cfe50156d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.h
@@ -730,7 +730,9 @@ struct mv88e6xxx_hw_stat {
 
 static inline bool mv88e6xxx_has_stu(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 {
-	return chip->info->max_sid > 0;
+	return chip->info->max_sid > 0 &&
+		chip->info->ops->stu_loadpurge &&
+		chip->info->ops->stu_getnext;
 }
 
 static inline bool mv88e6xxx_has_pvt(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)