diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 27b632cac991d4355e7e3b1c3a25781c2b06c225..9fe4cdb231899fef9bf04f9581891ce75f7ab74a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -5234,7 +5234,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work =
 		container_of(work, struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work, work);
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = fib_work->mlxsw_sp;
-	struct fib_rule *rule;
 	bool replace, append;
 	int err;
 
@@ -5256,12 +5255,11 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_del(mlxsw_sp, &fib_work->fen_info);
 		fib_info_put(fib_work->fen_info.fi);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		rule = fib_work->fr_info.rule;
-		if (!fib4_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
-			mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
-		fib_rule_put(rule);
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD:
+		/* if we get here, a rule was added that we do not support.
+		 * just do the fib_abort
+		 */
+		mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
 		break;
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_ADD: /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_DEL:
@@ -5279,7 +5277,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work =
 		container_of(work, struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work, work);
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = fib_work->mlxsw_sp;
-	struct fib_rule *rule;
 	bool replace;
 	int err;
 
@@ -5298,12 +5295,11 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_del(mlxsw_sp, fib_work->fen6_info.rt);
 		mlxsw_sp_rt6_release(fib_work->fen6_info.rt);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		rule = fib_work->fr_info.rule;
-		if (!fib6_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
-			mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
-		fib_rule_put(rule);
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD:
+		/* if we get here, a rule was added that we do not support.
+		 * just do the fib_abort
+		 */
+		mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
 		break;
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -5315,7 +5311,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work =
 		container_of(work, struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work, work);
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = fib_work->mlxsw_sp;
-	struct fib_rule *rule;
 	bool replace;
 	int err;
 
@@ -5347,12 +5342,11 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 					      &fib_work->ven_info);
 		dev_put(fib_work->ven_info.dev);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		rule = fib_work->fr_info.rule;
-		if (!ipmr_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
-			mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
-		fib_rule_put(rule);
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD:
+		/* if we get here, a rule was added that we do not support.
+		 * just do the fib_abort
+		 */
+		mlxsw_sp_router_fib_abort(mlxsw_sp);
 		break;
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -5363,7 +5357,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 				       struct fib_notifier_info *info)
 {
 	struct fib_entry_notifier_info *fen_info;
-	struct fib_rule_notifier_info *fr_info;
 	struct fib_nh_notifier_info *fnh_info;
 
 	switch (fib_work->event) {
@@ -5379,13 +5372,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 		 */
 		fib_info_hold(fib_work->fen_info.fi);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		fr_info = container_of(info, struct fib_rule_notifier_info,
-				       info);
-		fib_work->fr_info = *fr_info;
-		fib_rule_get(fib_work->fr_info.rule);
-		break;
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_ADD: /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_NH_DEL:
 		fnh_info = container_of(info, struct fib_nh_notifier_info,
@@ -5400,7 +5386,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 				       struct fib_notifier_info *info)
 {
 	struct fib6_entry_notifier_info *fen6_info;
-	struct fib_rule_notifier_info *fr_info;
 
 	switch (fib_work->event) {
 	case FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_REPLACE: /* fall through */
@@ -5411,13 +5396,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib6_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 		fib_work->fen6_info = *fen6_info;
 		rt6_hold(fib_work->fen6_info.rt);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		fr_info = container_of(info, struct fib_rule_notifier_info,
-				       info);
-		fib_work->fr_info = *fr_info;
-		fib_rule_get(fib_work->fr_info.rule);
-		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -5437,12 +5415,47 @@ mlxsw_sp_router_fibmr_event(struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work,
 		memcpy(&fib_work->ven_info, info, sizeof(fib_work->ven_info));
 		dev_hold(fib_work->ven_info.dev);
 		break;
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
-	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		memcpy(&fib_work->fr_info, info, sizeof(fib_work->fr_info));
-		fib_rule_get(fib_work->fr_info.rule);
+	}
+}
+
+static int mlxsw_sp_router_fib_rule_event(unsigned long event,
+					  struct fib_notifier_info *info,
+					  struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
+{
+	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
+	struct fib_rule_notifier_info *fr_info;
+	struct fib_rule *rule;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	/* nothing to do at the moment */
+	if (event == FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (mlxsw_sp->router->aborted)
+		return 0;
+
+	fr_info = container_of(info, struct fib_rule_notifier_info, info);
+	rule = fr_info->rule;
+
+	switch (info->family) {
+	case AF_INET:
+		if (!fib4_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
+			err = -1;
+		break;
+	case AF_INET6:
+		if (!fib6_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
+			err = -1;
+		break;
+	case RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR:
+		if (!ipmr_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
+			err = -1;
 		break;
 	}
+
+	if (err < 0)
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "spectrum: FIB rules not supported. Aborting offload");
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Called with rcu_read_lock() */
@@ -5452,17 +5465,28 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_router_fib_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_event_work *fib_work;
 	struct fib_notifier_info *info = ptr;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_router *router;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!net_eq(info->net, &init_net) ||
 	    (info->family != AF_INET && info->family != AF_INET6 &&
 	     info->family != RTNL_FAMILY_IPMR))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
+	router = container_of(nb, struct mlxsw_sp_router, fib_nb);
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
+	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
+		err = mlxsw_sp_router_fib_rule_event(event, info,
+						     router->mlxsw_sp);
+		if (!err)
+			return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	}
+
 	fib_work = kzalloc(sizeof(*fib_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (WARN_ON(!fib_work))
 		return NOTIFY_BAD;
 
-	router = container_of(nb, struct mlxsw_sp_router, fib_nb);
 	fib_work->mlxsw_sp = router->mlxsw_sp;
 	fib_work->event = event;