diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index c89f4b4d70b10ce1ca498ffe2f16a22a2e7ec224..488bc1fd786803223d051d83ccba26fa60926275 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -2554,7 +2554,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
 		rule = fib_work->fr_info.rule;
-		if (!fib4_rule_default(rule))
+		if (!fib4_rule_default(rule) && !rule->l3mdev)
 			mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_abort(mlxsw_sp);
 		fib_rule_put(rule);
 		break;