diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index da1352dc26aff..09d1a4eb57162 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ ice_indr_setup_tc_cb(struct net_device *netdev, struct Qdisc *sch,
 
 bool netif_is_ice(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	return dev && (dev->netdev_ops == &ice_netdev_ops);
+	return dev && (dev->netdev_ops == &ice_netdev_ops ||
+		       dev->netdev_ops == &ice_netdev_safe_mode_ops);
 }
 
 /**