diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
index ecb328ee8f5c..ab6fd05c462b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ int bnxt_dl_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 		goto err_dl_unreg;
 	}
 
+	devlink_port_attrs_set(&bp->dl_port, DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL,
+			       bp->pf.port_id, false, 0);
 	rc = devlink_port_register(dl, &bp->dl_port, bp->pf.port_id);
 	if (rc) {
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "devlink_port_register failed");