diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 42ec18a4c7ba1..37dffe5bc46f4 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -2132,6 +2132,9 @@ static int dsa_slave_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 
 		dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
 
+		if (!dp->ds->ops->port_fdb_add || !dp->ds->ops->port_fdb_del)
+			return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 		switchdev_work = kzalloc(sizeof(*switchdev_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!switchdev_work)
 			return NOTIFY_BAD;