diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 593a40aa9af8..b7358cf611c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -2986,7 +2986,8 @@ bool mlxsw_sp_nexthop_is_forward(const struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh)
 
 unsigned char *mlxsw_sp_nexthop_ha(struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop *nh)
 {
-	if (!nh->offloaded)
+	if (nh->type != MLXSW_SP_NEXTHOP_TYPE_ETH ||
+	    !mlxsw_sp_nexthop_is_forward(nh))
 		return NULL;
 	return nh->neigh_entry->ha;
 }