diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_qdisc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_qdisc.c
index bdf53cf350f6..720514b5c006 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_qdisc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_qdisc.c
@@ -650,6 +650,13 @@ mlxsw_sp_qdisc_prio_graft(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 	    mlxsw_sp_port->tclass_qdiscs[tclass_num].handle == p->child_handle)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!p->child_handle) {
+		/* This is an invisible FIFO replacing the original Qdisc.
+		 * Ignore it--the original Qdisc's destroy will follow.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* See if the grafted qdisc is already offloaded on any tclass. If so,
 	 * unoffload it.
 	 */