diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
index 89d22bdcbdc48..51744764acd71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker.c
@@ -2909,9 +2909,13 @@ static struct rocker_neigh_tbl_entry *
 }
 
 static void _rocker_neigh_add(struct rocker *rocker,
+			      enum switchdev_trans trans,
 			      struct rocker_neigh_tbl_entry *entry)
 {
-	entry->index = rocker->neigh_tbl_next_index++;
+	entry->index = rocker->neigh_tbl_next_index;
+	if (trans == SWITCHDEV_TRANS_PREPARE)
+		return;
+	rocker->neigh_tbl_next_index++;
 	entry->ref_count++;
 	hash_add(rocker->neigh_tbl, &entry->entry,
 		 be32_to_cpu(entry->ip_addr));
@@ -2921,6 +2925,8 @@ static void _rocker_neigh_del(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 			      enum switchdev_trans trans,
 			      struct rocker_neigh_tbl_entry *entry)
 {
+	if (trans == SWITCHDEV_TRANS_PREPARE)
+		return;
 	if (--entry->ref_count == 0) {
 		hash_del(&entry->entry);
 		rocker_port_kfree(rocker_port, trans, entry);
@@ -2928,12 +2934,13 @@ static void _rocker_neigh_del(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 }
 
 static void _rocker_neigh_update(struct rocker_neigh_tbl_entry *entry,
+				 enum switchdev_trans trans,
 				 u8 *eth_dst, bool ttl_check)
 {
 	if (eth_dst) {
 		ether_addr_copy(entry->eth_dst, eth_dst);
 		entry->ttl_check = ttl_check;
-	} else {
+	} else if (trans != SWITCHDEV_TRANS_PREPARE) {
 		entry->ref_count++;
 	}
 }
@@ -2973,12 +2980,12 @@ static int rocker_port_ipv4_neigh(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 		entry->dev = rocker_port->dev;
 		ether_addr_copy(entry->eth_dst, eth_dst);
 		entry->ttl_check = true;
-		_rocker_neigh_add(rocker, entry);
+		_rocker_neigh_add(rocker, trans, entry);
 	} else if (removing) {
 		memcpy(entry, found, sizeof(*entry));
 		_rocker_neigh_del(rocker_port, trans, found);
 	} else if (updating) {
-		_rocker_neigh_update(found, eth_dst, true);
+		_rocker_neigh_update(found, trans, eth_dst, true);
 		memcpy(entry, found, sizeof(*entry));
 	} else {
 		err = -ENOENT;
@@ -3089,13 +3096,13 @@ static int rocker_port_ipv4_nh(struct rocker_port *rocker_port,
 	if (adding) {
 		entry->ip_addr = ip_addr;
 		entry->dev = rocker_port->dev;
-		_rocker_neigh_add(rocker, entry);
+		_rocker_neigh_add(rocker, trans, entry);
 		*index = entry->index;
 		resolved = false;
 	} else if (removing) {
 		_rocker_neigh_del(rocker_port, trans, found);
 	} else if (updating) {
-		_rocker_neigh_update(found, NULL, false);
+		_rocker_neigh_update(found, trans, NULL, false);
 		resolved = !is_zero_ether_addr(found->eth_dst);
 	} else {
 		err = -ENOENT;