diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 632c7b229054cd2994c96590e36c8820e4ee47f3..c529e31fc78b75a022dedfedfff61f32db486b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -3996,7 +3996,7 @@ mlxsw_sp_fib4_entry_type_set(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	case RTN_LOCAL:
 		ipip_entry = mlxsw_sp_ipip_entry_find_by_decap(mlxsw_sp, dev,
 						 MLXSW_SP_L3_PROTO_IPV4, dip);
-		if (ipip_entry) {
+		if (ipip_entry && ipip_entry->ol_dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
 			fib_entry->type = MLXSW_SP_FIB_ENTRY_TYPE_IPIP_DECAP;
 			return mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_decap_init(mlxsw_sp,
 							     fib_entry,