diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 12fd846a778f..867c1f3810e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4936,15 +4936,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_macvlan_event(struct net_device *macvlan_dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool mlxsw_sp_is_vrf_event(unsigned long event, void *ptr)
-{
-	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info = ptr;
-
-	if (event != NETDEV_PRECHANGEUPPER && event != NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER)
-		return false;
-	return netif_is_l3_master(info->upper_dev);
-}
-
 static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vxlan_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 					  struct net_device *dev,
 					  unsigned long event, void *ptr)
@@ -5055,8 +5046,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 						       event, ptr);
 	else if (mlxsw_sp_netdevice_event_is_router(event))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_router_port_event(dev, event, ptr);
-	else if (mlxsw_sp_is_vrf_event(event, ptr))
-		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vrf_event(dev, event, ptr);
 	else if (mlxsw_sp_port_dev_check(dev))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_event(dev, dev, event, ptr);
 	else if (netif_is_lag_master(dev))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
index 2ad29ae1c640..a20e2a1b8569 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
@@ -726,8 +726,6 @@ int mlxsw_sp_inetaddr_valid_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				  unsigned long event, void *ptr);
 int mlxsw_sp_inet6addr_valid_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				   unsigned long event, void *ptr);
-int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vrf_event(struct net_device *l3_dev, unsigned long event,
-				 struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info);
 bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ol(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 				const struct net_device *dev);
 bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ul(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 3fcb848836f0..fa4d9bf7da75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -9476,8 +9476,18 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_port_vrf_leave(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	__mlxsw_sp_inetaddr_event(mlxsw_sp, l3_dev, NETDEV_DOWN, NULL);
 }
 
-int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vrf_event(struct net_device *l3_dev, unsigned long event,
-				 struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info)
+static bool mlxsw_sp_is_vrf_event(unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info = ptr;
+
+	if (event != NETDEV_PRECHANGEUPPER && event != NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER)
+		return false;
+	return netif_is_l3_master(info->upper_dev);
+}
+
+static int
+mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vrf_event(struct net_device *l3_dev, unsigned long event,
+			     struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_lower_get(l3_dev);
 	int err = 0;
@@ -9511,8 +9521,12 @@ int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vrf_event(struct net_device *l3_dev, unsigned long event,
 static int mlxsw_sp_router_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 					   unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
+	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (mlxsw_sp_is_vrf_event(event, ptr))
+		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vrf_event(dev, event, ptr);
+
 	return notifier_from_errno(err);
 }