diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index dc820d9f2696a..9ac4f3c003499 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -2360,6 +2360,7 @@ mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, struct neighbour *n)
 		goto err_neigh_entry_insert;
 
 	mlxsw_sp_neigh_counter_alloc(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
+	atomic_inc(&mlxsw_sp->router->neighs_update.neigh_count);
 	list_add(&neigh_entry->rif_list_node, &rif->neigh_list);
 
 	return neigh_entry;
@@ -2374,6 +2375,7 @@ mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_destroy(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			     struct mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry *neigh_entry)
 {
 	list_del(&neigh_entry->rif_list_node);
+	atomic_dec(&mlxsw_sp->router->neighs_update.neigh_count);
 	mlxsw_sp_neigh_counter_free(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
 	mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_remove(mlxsw_sp, neigh_entry);
 	mlxsw_sp_neigh_entry_free(neigh_entry);
@@ -2571,6 +2573,9 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_router_neighs_update_rauhtd(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 	char *rauhtd_pl;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!atomic_read(&mlxsw_sp->router->neighs_update.neigh_count))
+		return 0;
+
 	rauhtd_pl = kmalloc(MLXSW_REG_RAUHTD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rauhtd_pl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2950,6 +2955,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_neigh_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 			  mlxsw_sp_router_neighs_update_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mlxsw_sp->router->nexthop_probe_dw,
 			  mlxsw_sp_router_probe_unresolved_nexthops);
+	atomic_set(&mlxsw_sp->router->neighs_update.neigh_count, 0);
 	mlxsw_core_schedule_dw(&mlxsw_sp->router->neighs_update.dw, 0);
 	mlxsw_core_schedule_dw(&mlxsw_sp->router->nexthop_probe_dw, 0);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
index fa829658a11b8..6e704d807a78c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct mlxsw_sp_router {
 	struct {
 		struct delayed_work dw;
 		unsigned long interval;	/* ms */
+		atomic_t neigh_count;
 	} neighs_update;
 	struct delayed_work nexthop_probe_dw;
 #define MLXSW_SP_UNRESOLVED_NH_PROBE_INTERVAL 5000 /* ms */