diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 5ee927626567..eec7166fad62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -2436,6 +2436,18 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_mp_hash_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	kfree(net_work);
 }
 
+static int __mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp);
+
+static void mlxsw_sp_router_update_priority_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct mlxsw_sp_netevent_work *net_work =
+		container_of(work, struct mlxsw_sp_netevent_work, work);
+	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = net_work->mlxsw_sp;
+
+	__mlxsw_sp_router_init(mlxsw_sp);
+	kfree(net_work);
+}
+
 static int mlxsw_sp_router_schedule_work(struct net *net,
 					 struct notifier_block *nb,
 					 void (*cb)(struct work_struct *))
@@ -2522,6 +2534,9 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_router_netevent_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		return mlxsw_sp_router_schedule_work(ptr, nb,
 				mlxsw_sp_router_mp_hash_event_work);
 
+	case NETEVENT_IPV4_FWD_UPDATE_PRIORITY_UPDATE:
+		return mlxsw_sp_router_schedule_work(ptr, nb,
+				mlxsw_sp_router_update_priority_work);
 	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -7390,6 +7405,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_dscp_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 
 static int __mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 {
+	bool usp = init_net.ipv4.sysctl_ip_fwd_update_priority;
 	char rgcr_pl[MLXSW_REG_RGCR_LEN];
 	u64 max_rifs;
 	int err;
@@ -7400,7 +7416,7 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 
 	mlxsw_reg_rgcr_pack(rgcr_pl, true, true);
 	mlxsw_reg_rgcr_max_router_interfaces_set(rgcr_pl, max_rifs);
-	mlxsw_reg_rgcr_usp_set(rgcr_pl, true);
+	mlxsw_reg_rgcr_usp_set(rgcr_pl, usp);
 	err = mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(rgcr), rgcr_pl);
 	if (err)
 		return err;