diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 367b9b6e040a..afc03ba93826 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -5004,18 +5004,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vxlan_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool mlxsw_sp_netdevice_event_is_router(unsigned long event)
-{
-	switch (event) {
-	case NETDEV_PRE_CHANGEADDR:
-	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
-	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
-		return true;
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
 static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				    unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
@@ -5040,8 +5028,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	else if (mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ul(mlxsw_sp, dev))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ul_event(mlxsw_sp, dev,
 						       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_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 a20e2a1b8569..983195ee881e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
@@ -718,8 +718,6 @@ union mlxsw_sp_l3addr {
 int mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void mlxsw_sp_router_fini(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp);
-int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_router_port_event(struct net_device *dev,
-					 unsigned long event, void *ptr);
 void mlxsw_sp_rif_macvlan_del(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			      const struct net_device *macvlan_dev);
 int mlxsw_sp_inetaddr_valid_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 01f10200aeaa..d5a8307aecb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -9438,8 +9438,20 @@ mlxsw_sp_netdevice_offload_xstats_cmd(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_router_port_event(struct net_device *dev,
-					 unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+static bool mlxsw_sp_is_router_event(unsigned long event)
+{
+	switch (event) {
+	case NETDEV_PRE_CHANGEADDR:
+	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
+	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
+		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_router_port_event(struct net_device *dev,
+						unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = netdev_notifier_info_to_extack(ptr);
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp;
@@ -9557,6 +9569,8 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_router_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	if (mlxsw_sp_is_offload_xstats_event(event))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_offload_xstats_cmd(mlxsw_sp, dev,
 							    event, ptr);
+	else if (mlxsw_sp_is_router_event(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);