diff --git a/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go b/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go
index a49bd6dbd..91d881384 100644
--- a/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go
+++ b/pkg/netdevice/pciNetDevice.go
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ func NewPciNetDevice(dev *ghw.PCIDevice, rFactory types.ResourceFactory, rc *typ
 	}
 
 	linkType := ""
-	if len(ifName) > 0 {
+	if _, err = utils.GetNetlinkProvider().GetDevLinkDevice(pciAddr); err == nil {
+		linkType = "ether"
+	}
+
+	if err != nil && len(ifName) > 0 {
+		glog.Warningf("Devlink query for device %s named %s is not supported trying netlink", pciAddr, ifName)
+
 		la, err := utils.GetNetlinkProvider().GetLinkAttrs(ifName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/utils/mocks/NetlinkProvider.go b/pkg/utils/mocks/NetlinkProvider.go
index 9bf64738f..7330f22bf 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/mocks/NetlinkProvider.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/mocks/NetlinkProvider.go
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ type NetlinkProvider struct {
 	mock.Mock
 }
 
+// GetDevLinkDevice provides a mock function with given fields: pfAddr
+func (_m *NetlinkProvider) GetDevLinkDevice(pfAddr string) (*netlink.DevlinkDevice, error) {
+	ret := _m.Called(pfAddr)
+
+	var r0 *netlink.DevlinkDevice
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) *netlink.DevlinkDevice); ok {
+		r0 = rf(pfAddr)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*netlink.DevlinkDevice)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(string) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(pfAddr)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
 // GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs provides a mock function with given fields: ifName
 func (_m *NetlinkProvider) GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs(ifName string) (*netlink.DevlinkDevEswitchAttr, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(ifName)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/netlink_provider.go b/pkg/utils/netlink_provider.go
index a0c526f06..ea9ec7f54 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/netlink_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/netlink_provider.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type NetlinkProvider interface {
 	GetLinkAttrs(ifName string) (*nl.LinkAttrs, error)
 	// GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs returns a devlink device's attributes
 	GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs(ifName string) (*nl.DevlinkDevEswitchAttr, error)
+	// GetDevLinkDevice returns a devlink device
+	GetDevLinkDevice(pfAddr string) (*nl.DevlinkDevice, error)
 }
 
 type defaultNetlinkProvider struct {
@@ -47,6 +49,15 @@ func (defaultNetlinkProvider) GetLinkAttrs(ifName string) (*nl.LinkAttrs, error)
 	return link.Attrs(), nil
 }
 
+// GetDevLinkDevice returns a devlink device
+func (defaultNetlinkProvider) GetDevLinkDevice(pfAddr string) (*nl.DevlinkDevice, error) {
+	dev, err := nl.DevLinkGetDeviceByName("pci", pfAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting devlink device for net device %s %v", pfAddr, err)
+	}
+	return dev, nil
+}
+
 // GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs returns a devlink device's attributes
 func (defaultNetlinkProvider) GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs(pfAddr string) (*nl.DevlinkDevEswitchAttr, error) {
 	dev, err := nl.DevLinkGetDeviceByName("pci", pfAddr)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/testing.go b/pkg/utils/testing.go
index cde466319..83edf23f4 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/testing.go
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ func SetDefaultMockNetlinkProvider() {
 	mockProvider.
 		On("GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs", mock.AnythingOfType("string")).
 		Return(&nl.DevlinkDevEswitchAttr{Mode: "fakeMode"}, nil)
+	mockProvider.
+		On("GetDevLinkDevice", mock.AnythingOfType("string")).
+		Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting devlink device for net device"))
 
 	SetNetlinkProviderInst(&mockProvider)
 }