diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index d15aa6b25a8884507ff263d1599208baeb791065..0534b10e29c5c45f07b7f1a9d0f00b428ac950c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -3013,6 +3013,9 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_neigh_rif_made_sync(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 		.rif = rif,
 	};
 
+	if (!mlxsw_sp_dev_lower_is_port(mlxsw_sp_rif_dev(rif)))
+		return 0;
+
 	neigh_for_each(&arp_tbl, mlxsw_sp_neigh_rif_made_sync_each, &rms);
 	if (rms.err)
 		goto err_arp;