diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
index a56fc50f5be4..b8e192374a32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ static int felix_init_structs(struct felix *felix, int num_phys_ports)
 	ocelot->vcap_is2_actions= felix->info->vcap_is2_actions;
 	ocelot->vcap		= felix->info->vcap;
 	ocelot->ops		= felix->info->ops;
+	ocelot->inj_prefix	= OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_NONE;
+	ocelot->xtr_prefix	= OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_LONG;
 
 	port_phy_modes = kcalloc(num_phys_ports, sizeof(phy_interface_t),
 				 GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -538,6 +540,28 @@ static int felix_init_structs(struct felix *felix, int num_phys_ports)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* The CPU port module is connected to the Node Processor Interface (NPI). This
+ * is the mode through which frames can be injected from and extracted to an
+ * external CPU, over Ethernet.
+ */
+static void felix_npi_port_init(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port)
+{
+	ocelot->npi = port;
+
+	ocelot_write(ocelot, QSYS_EXT_CPU_CFG_EXT_CPUQ_MSK_M |
+		     QSYS_EXT_CPU_CFG_EXT_CPU_PORT(port),
+		     QSYS_EXT_CPU_CFG);
+
+	/* NPI port Injection/Extraction configuration */
+	ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, port, SYS_PORT_MODE_INCL_XTR_HDR,
+			    ocelot->xtr_prefix);
+	ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, port, SYS_PORT_MODE_INCL_INJ_HDR,
+			    ocelot->inj_prefix);
+
+	/* Disable transmission of pause frames */
+	ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, port, SYS_PAUSE_CFG_PAUSE_ENA, 0);
+}
+
 /* Hardware initialization done here so that we can allocate structures with
  * devm without fear of dsa_register_switch returning -EPROBE_DEFER and causing
  * us to allocate structures twice (leak memory) and map PCI memory twice
@@ -570,11 +594,8 @@ static int felix_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	for (port = 0; port < ds->num_ports; port++) {
 		ocelot_init_port(ocelot, port);
 
-		/* Bring up the CPU port module and configure the NPI port */
 		if (dsa_is_cpu_port(ds, port))
-			ocelot_configure_cpu(ocelot, port,
-					     OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_NONE,
-					     OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_LONG);
+			felix_npi_port_init(ocelot, port);
 
 		/* Set the default QoS Classification based on PCP and DEI
 		 * bits of vlan tag.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
index 0445c5ee5551..b9375d96cdbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
@@ -1346,22 +1346,14 @@ void ocelot_init_port(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ocelot_init_port);
 
-/* Configure and enable the CPU port module, which is a set of queues.
- * If @npi contains a valid port index, the CPU port module is connected
- * to the Node Processor Interface (NPI). This is the mode through which
- * frames can be injected from and extracted to an external CPU,
- * over Ethernet.
+/* Configure and enable the CPU port module, which is a set of queues
+ * accessible through register MMIO, frame DMA or Ethernet (in case
+ * NPI mode is used).
  */
-void ocelot_configure_cpu(struct ocelot *ocelot, int npi,
-			  enum ocelot_tag_prefix injection,
-			  enum ocelot_tag_prefix extraction)
+static void ocelot_cpu_port_init(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 {
 	int cpu = ocelot->num_phys_ports;
 
-	ocelot->npi = npi;
-	ocelot->inj_prefix = injection;
-	ocelot->xtr_prefix = extraction;
-
 	/* The unicast destination PGID for the CPU port module is unused */
 	ocelot_write_rix(ocelot, 0, ANA_PGID_PGID, cpu);
 	/* Instead set up a multicast destination PGID for traffic copied to
@@ -1373,31 +1365,13 @@ void ocelot_configure_cpu(struct ocelot *ocelot, int npi,
 			 ANA_PORT_PORT_CFG_PORTID_VAL(cpu),
 			 ANA_PORT_PORT_CFG, cpu);
 
-	if (npi >= 0 && npi < ocelot->num_phys_ports) {
-		ocelot_write(ocelot, QSYS_EXT_CPU_CFG_EXT_CPUQ_MSK_M |
-			     QSYS_EXT_CPU_CFG_EXT_CPU_PORT(npi),
-			     QSYS_EXT_CPU_CFG);
-
-		/* Enable NPI port */
-		ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, npi,
-				    QSYS_SWITCH_PORT_MODE_PORT_ENA, 1);
-		/* NPI port Injection/Extraction configuration */
-		ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, npi, SYS_PORT_MODE_INCL_XTR_HDR,
-				    extraction);
-		ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, npi, SYS_PORT_MODE_INCL_INJ_HDR,
-				    injection);
-
-		/* Disable transmission of pause frames */
-		ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, npi, SYS_PAUSE_CFG_PAUSE_ENA, 0);
-	}
-
 	/* Enable CPU port module */
 	ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, cpu, QSYS_SWITCH_PORT_MODE_PORT_ENA, 1);
 	/* CPU port Injection/Extraction configuration */
 	ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, cpu, SYS_PORT_MODE_INCL_XTR_HDR,
-			    extraction);
+			    ocelot->xtr_prefix);
 	ocelot_fields_write(ocelot, cpu, SYS_PORT_MODE_INCL_INJ_HDR,
-			    injection);
+			    ocelot->inj_prefix);
 
 	/* Configure the CPU port to be VLAN aware */
 	ocelot_write_gix(ocelot, ANA_PORT_VLAN_CFG_VLAN_VID(0) |
@@ -1405,7 +1379,6 @@ void ocelot_configure_cpu(struct ocelot *ocelot, int npi,
 				 ANA_PORT_VLAN_CFG_VLAN_POP_CNT(1),
 			 ANA_PORT_VLAN_CFG, cpu);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ocelot_configure_cpu);
 
 int ocelot_init(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 {
@@ -1445,6 +1418,7 @@ int ocelot_init(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	ocelot_mact_init(ocelot);
 	ocelot_vlan_init(ocelot);
 	ocelot_vcap_init(ocelot);
+	ocelot_cpu_port_init(ocelot);
 
 	for (port = 0; port < ocelot->num_phys_ports; port++) {
 		/* Clear all counters (5 groups) */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_vsc7514.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_vsc7514.c
index dfb1535f26f2..d7aef2fb9848 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_vsc7514.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_vsc7514.c
@@ -930,10 +930,6 @@ static int mscc_ocelot_init_ports(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	if (!ocelot->ports)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* No NPI port */
-	ocelot_configure_cpu(ocelot, -1, OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_NONE,
-			     OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_NONE);
-
 	for_each_available_child_of_node(ports, portnp) {
 		struct ocelot_port_private *priv;
 		struct ocelot_port *ocelot_port;
@@ -1120,6 +1116,9 @@ static int mscc_ocelot_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ocelot->vcap_is2_keys = vsc7514_vcap_is2_keys;
 	ocelot->vcap_is2_actions = vsc7514_vcap_is2_actions;
 	ocelot->vcap = vsc7514_vcap_props;
+	ocelot->inj_prefix = OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_NONE;
+	ocelot->xtr_prefix = OCELOT_TAG_PREFIX_NONE;
+	ocelot->npi = -1;
 
 	err = ocelot_init(ocelot);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h b/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h
index 3105bbb6cdcf..349e839c4c18 100644
--- a/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h
+++ b/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h
@@ -672,9 +672,6 @@ void __ocelot_rmw_ix(struct ocelot *ocelot, u32 val, u32 mask, u32 reg,
 int ocelot_regfields_init(struct ocelot *ocelot,
 			  const struct reg_field *const regfields);
 struct regmap *ocelot_regmap_init(struct ocelot *ocelot, struct resource *res);
-void ocelot_configure_cpu(struct ocelot *ocelot, int npi,
-			  enum ocelot_tag_prefix injection,
-			  enum ocelot_tag_prefix extraction);
 int ocelot_init(struct ocelot *ocelot);
 void ocelot_deinit(struct ocelot *ocelot);
 void ocelot_init_port(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port);
