diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
index 44d670904ad8..cd311dfd3600 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
@@ -1023,12 +1023,16 @@ mt7530_set_ageing_time(struct dsa_switch *ds, unsigned int msecs)
 	unsigned int age_count;
 	unsigned int age_unit;
 
-	/* Applied timer is (AGE_CNT + 1) * (AGE_UNIT + 1) seconds */
-	if (secs < 1 || secs > (AGE_CNT_MAX + 1) * (AGE_UNIT_MAX + 1))
-		return -ERANGE;
-
-	/* iterate through all possible age_count to find the closest pair */
-	for (tmp_age_count = 0; tmp_age_count <= AGE_CNT_MAX; ++tmp_age_count) {
+	/* Applied timer is (AGE_CNT + 1) * (AGE_UNIT + 1) seconds.
+	 * The DSA core has already validated the range using
+	 * ds->ageing_time_min and ds->ageing_time_max.
+	 *
+	 * Iterate through all possible age_count values to find the closest
+	 * pair. Start from 1 because the per-entry aging counter is
+	 * initialized to AGE_CNT and a value of 0 means the entry will
+	 * never be aged out.
+	 */
+	for (tmp_age_count = 1; tmp_age_count <= AGE_CNT_MAX; ++tmp_age_count) {
 		unsigned int tmp_age_unit = secs / (tmp_age_count + 1) - 1;
 
 		if (tmp_age_unit <= AGE_UNIT_MAX) {
@@ -2428,6 +2432,8 @@ mt7530_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 
 	ds->assisted_learning_on_cpu_port = true;
 	ds->mtu_enforcement_ingress = true;
+	ds->ageing_time_min = 2 * 1000;
+	ds->ageing_time_max = (AGE_CNT_MAX + 1) * (AGE_UNIT_MAX + 1) * 1000;
 
 	if (priv->id == ID_MT7530) {
 		regulator_set_voltage(priv->core_pwr, 1000000, 1000000);
@@ -2617,6 +2623,8 @@ mt7531_setup_common(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 
 	ds->assisted_learning_on_cpu_port = true;
 	ds->mtu_enforcement_ingress = true;
+	ds->ageing_time_min = 2 * 1000;
+	ds->ageing_time_max = (AGE_CNT_MAX + 1) * (AGE_UNIT_MAX + 1) * 1000;
 
 	mt753x_trap_frames(priv);