diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index cbc8fabc90c5a54e490e0d278f7dc75dabb96929..8a15ac49cb5aa61e1961f96c9b28290d8be437c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 		vlan = SWITCHDEV_OBJ_PORT_VLAN(obj);
 		err = mlxsw_sp_port_vlans_add(mlxsw_sp_port, vlan, trans);
 
-		if (switchdev_trans_ph_commit(trans)) {
+		if (switchdev_trans_ph_prepare(trans)) {
 			/* The event is emitted before the changes are actually
 			 * applied to the bridge. Therefore schedule the respin
 			 * call for later, so that the respin logic sees the