if (res)
                goto err_add_master;
 
+       /* HSR forwarding offload supported in lower device? */
+       if ((slave[0]->features & NETIF_F_HW_HSR_FWD) &&
+           (slave[1]->features & NETIF_F_HW_HSR_FWD))
+               hsr->fwd_offloaded = true;
+
        res = register_netdevice(hsr_dev);
        if (res)
                goto err_unregister;
 
        u8 net_id;              /* for PRP, it occupies most significant 3 bits
                                 * of lan_id
                                 */
+       bool fwd_offloaded;     /* Forwarding offloaded to HW */
        unsigned char           sup_multicast_addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(sizeof(u16));
                                /* Align to u16 boundary to avoid unaligned access
                                 * in ether_addr_equal
 
        struct hsr_port *master;
        int res;
 
-       res = dev_set_promiscuity(dev, 1);
-       if (res)
-               return res;
+       /* Don't use promiscuous mode for offload since L2 frame forward
+        * happens at the offloaded hardware.
+        */
+       if (!port->hsr->fwd_offloaded) {
+               res = dev_set_promiscuity(dev, 1);
+               if (res)
+                       return res;
+       }
 
        master = hsr_port_get_hsr(hsr, HSR_PT_MASTER);
        hsr_dev = master->dev;
 fail_rx_handler:
        netdev_upper_dev_unlink(dev, hsr_dev);
 fail_upper_dev_link:
-       dev_set_promiscuity(dev, -1);
+       if (!port->hsr->fwd_offloaded)
+               dev_set_promiscuity(dev, -1);
+
        return res;
 }