diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index b492152c8881..30bb2c533cec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4845,6 +4845,8 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_bridge_event(struct net_device *br_dev,
 		upper_dev = info->upper_dev;
 		if (info->linking)
 			break;
+		if (is_vlan_dev(upper_dev))
+			mlxsw_sp_rif_destroy_by_dev(mlxsw_sp, upper_dev);
 		if (netif_is_macvlan(upper_dev))
 			mlxsw_sp_rif_macvlan_del(mlxsw_sp, upper_dev);
 		break;