diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
index abea8dd2b0cb..b9626eec8db6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,10 @@ int ocelot_init(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 	if (!ocelot->stats_queue)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ocelot->owq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("ocelot-owq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
+	if (!ocelot->owq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ocelot->multicast);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ocelot->pgids);
 	ocelot_mact_init(ocelot);
@@ -1619,6 +1623,7 @@ void ocelot_deinit(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 {
 	cancel_delayed_work(&ocelot->stats_work);
 	destroy_workqueue(ocelot->stats_queue);
+	destroy_workqueue(ocelot->owq);
 	mutex_destroy(&ocelot->stats_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ocelot_deinit);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
index c65ae6f75a16..9ba7e2b166e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
@@ -414,13 +414,82 @@ static int ocelot_port_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
+enum ocelot_action_type {
+	OCELOT_MACT_LEARN,
+	OCELOT_MACT_FORGET,
+};
+
+struct ocelot_mact_work_ctx {
+	struct work_struct work;
+	struct ocelot *ocelot;
+	enum ocelot_action_type type;
+	union {
+		/* OCELOT_MACT_LEARN */
+		struct {
+			int pgid;
+			enum macaccess_entry_type entry_type;
+			unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
+			u16 vid;
+		} learn;
+		/* OCELOT_MACT_FORGET */
+		struct {
+			unsigned char addr[ETH_ALEN];
+			u16 vid;
+		} forget;
+	};
+};
+
+#define ocelot_work_to_ctx(x) \
+	container_of((x), struct ocelot_mact_work_ctx, work)
+
+static void ocelot_mact_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ocelot_mact_work_ctx *w = ocelot_work_to_ctx(work);
+	struct ocelot *ocelot = w->ocelot;
+
+	switch (w->type) {
+	case OCELOT_MACT_LEARN:
+		ocelot_mact_learn(ocelot, w->learn.pgid, w->learn.addr,
+				  w->learn.vid, w->learn.entry_type);
+		break;
+	case OCELOT_MACT_FORGET:
+		ocelot_mact_forget(ocelot, w->forget.addr, w->forget.vid);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	};
+
+	kfree(w);
+}
+
+static int ocelot_enqueue_mact_action(struct ocelot *ocelot,
+				      const struct ocelot_mact_work_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	struct ocelot_mact_work_ctx *w = kmalloc(sizeof(*w), GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	if (!w)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memcpy(w, ctx, sizeof(*w));
+	w->ocelot = ocelot;
+	INIT_WORK(&w->work, ocelot_mact_work);
+	queue_work(ocelot->owq, &w->work);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ocelot_mc_unsync(struct net_device *dev, const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	struct ocelot_port_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ocelot_port *ocelot_port = &priv->port;
 	struct ocelot *ocelot = ocelot_port->ocelot;
+	struct ocelot_mact_work_ctx w;
+
+	ether_addr_copy(w.forget.addr, addr);
+	w.forget.vid = ocelot_port->pvid_vlan.vid;
+	w.type = OCELOT_MACT_FORGET;
 
-	return ocelot_mact_forget(ocelot, addr, ocelot_port->pvid_vlan.vid);
+	return ocelot_enqueue_mact_action(ocelot, &w);
 }
 
 static int ocelot_mc_sync(struct net_device *dev, const unsigned char *addr)
@@ -428,9 +497,15 @@ static int ocelot_mc_sync(struct net_device *dev, const unsigned char *addr)
 	struct ocelot_port_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ocelot_port *ocelot_port = &priv->port;
 	struct ocelot *ocelot = ocelot_port->ocelot;
+	struct ocelot_mact_work_ctx w;
+
+	ether_addr_copy(w.learn.addr, addr);
+	w.learn.vid = ocelot_port->pvid_vlan.vid;
+	w.learn.pgid = PGID_CPU;
+	w.learn.entry_type = ENTRYTYPE_LOCKED;
+	w.type = OCELOT_MACT_LEARN;
 
-	return ocelot_mact_learn(ocelot, PGID_CPU, addr,
-				 ocelot_port->pvid_vlan.vid, ENTRYTYPE_LOCKED);
+	return ocelot_enqueue_mact_action(ocelot, &w);
 }
 
 static void ocelot_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h b/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h
index 731116611390..2f4cd3288bcc 100644
--- a/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h
+++ b/include/soc/mscc/ocelot.h
@@ -650,6 +650,8 @@ struct ocelot {
 	struct delayed_work		stats_work;
 	struct workqueue_struct		*stats_queue;
 
+	struct workqueue_struct		*owq;
+
 	u8				ptp:1;
 	struct ptp_clock		*ptp_clock;
 	struct ptp_clock_info		ptp_info;
