diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 440ab3d8adf7..cbfc1be23a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static int macvlan_port_create(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER || dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (netif_is_ipvlan_port(dev))
+	if (netdev_is_rx_handler_busy(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	port = kzalloc(sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL);