diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index 1af99fe5fd32..3973d90cc908 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -2270,6 +2270,8 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_switchdev_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	switch (switchdev_work->event) {
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_DEVICE:
 		fdb_info = &switchdev_work->fdb_info;
+		if (!fdb_info->added_by_user)
+			break;
 		err = mlxsw_sp_port_fdb_set(mlxsw_sp_port, fdb_info, true);
 		if (err)
 			break;
@@ -2279,6 +2281,8 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_switchdev_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_DEL_TO_DEVICE:
 		fdb_info = &switchdev_work->fdb_info;
+		if (!fdb_info->added_by_user)
+			break;
 		mlxsw_sp_port_fdb_set(mlxsw_sp_port, fdb_info, false);
 		break;
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_BRIDGE: /* fall through */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
index 056cb6093630..152d6948611c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
@@ -2783,6 +2783,8 @@ static int rocker_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	switch (event) {
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_DEVICE: /* fall through */
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_DEL_TO_DEVICE:
+		if (!fdb_info->added_by_user)
+			break;
 		memcpy(&switchdev_work->fdb_info, ptr,
 		       sizeof(switchdev_work->fdb_info));
 		switchdev_work->fdb_info.addr = kzalloc(ETH_ALEN, GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 39bc855d7fee..d574ce63bf22 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ struct switchdev_notifier_fdb_info {
 	struct switchdev_notifier_info info; /* must be first */
 	const unsigned char *addr;
 	u16 vid;
+	bool added_by_user;
 };
 
 static inline struct net_device *
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
index ee775f4ff76c..71a03c487c4b 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ int br_switchdev_set_port_flag(struct net_bridge_port *p,
 
 static void
 br_switchdev_fdb_call_notifiers(bool adding, const unsigned char *mac,
-				u16 vid, struct net_device *dev)
+				u16 vid, struct net_device *dev,
+				bool added_by_user)
 {
 	struct switchdev_notifier_fdb_info info;
 	unsigned long notifier_type;
 
 	info.addr = mac;
 	info.vid = vid;
+	info.added_by_user = added_by_user;
 	notifier_type = adding ? SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_DEVICE : SWITCHDEV_FDB_DEL_TO_DEVICE;
 	call_switchdev_notifiers(notifier_type, dev, &info.info);
 }
@@ -123,12 +125,14 @@ br_switchdev_fdb_notify(const struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *fdb, int type)
 	case RTM_DELNEIGH:
 		br_switchdev_fdb_call_notifiers(false, fdb->key.addr.addr,
 						fdb->key.vlan_id,
-						fdb->dst->dev);
+						fdb->dst->dev,
+						fdb->added_by_user);
 		break;
 	case RTM_NEWNEIGH:
 		br_switchdev_fdb_call_notifiers(true, fdb->key.addr.addr,
 						fdb->key.vlan_id,
-						fdb->dst->dev);
+						fdb->dst->dev,
+						fdb->added_by_user);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index f3fb3a0880b1..c287f1ef964c 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -1441,6 +1441,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				     unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = switchdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+	struct switchdev_notifier_fdb_info *fdb_info = ptr;
 	struct dsa_switchdev_event_work *switchdev_work;
 
 	if (!dsa_slave_dev_check(dev))
@@ -1458,8 +1459,10 @@ static int dsa_slave_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	switch (event) {
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_DEVICE: /* fall through */
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_DEL_TO_DEVICE:
+		if (!fdb_info->added_by_user)
+			break;
 		if (dsa_slave_switchdev_fdb_work_init(switchdev_work,
-						      ptr))
+						      fdb_info))
 			goto err_fdb_work_init;
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		break;