diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 2cfb3f5d092dbf80acaea7481248ecf11ebdd7bc..0bd93dc88ffa8d30b9616352d3b76472261dec22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -5049,6 +5049,11 @@ int mlxsw_sp_rif_dev_ifindex(const struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif)
 	return rif->dev->ifindex;
 }
 
+const struct net_device *mlxsw_sp_rif_dev(const struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif)
+{
+	return rif->dev;
+}
+
 static struct mlxsw_sp_rif *
 mlxsw_sp_rif_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 		    const struct mlxsw_sp_rif_params *params)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
index 345fcc4f38e9a33f08a890a73af1a19b1728eb9a..ae4c99b3f2fcb7a91cb42539113a9c0572072a56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ u16 mlxsw_sp_rif_index(const struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif);
 u16 mlxsw_sp_ipip_lb_rif_index(const struct mlxsw_sp_rif_ipip_lb *rif);
 u16 mlxsw_sp_ipip_lb_ul_vr_id(const struct mlxsw_sp_rif_ipip_lb *rif);
 int mlxsw_sp_rif_dev_ifindex(const struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif);
+const struct net_device *mlxsw_sp_rif_dev(const struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif);
 int mlxsw_sp_rif_counter_value_get(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 				   struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif,
 				   enum mlxsw_sp_rif_counter_dir dir,