diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index f5863e5bec81..42a6afcaae03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,7 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_port_fdb_uc_op(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 				     bool dynamic)
 {
 	char *sfd_pl;
+	u8 num_rec;
 	int err;
 
 	sfd_pl = kmalloc(MLXSW_REG_SFD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1107,9 +1108,16 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_port_fdb_uc_op(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 	mlxsw_reg_sfd_pack(sfd_pl, mlxsw_sp_sfd_op(adding), 0);
 	mlxsw_reg_sfd_uc_pack(sfd_pl, 0, mlxsw_sp_sfd_rec_policy(dynamic),
 			      mac, fid, action, local_port);
+	num_rec = mlxsw_reg_sfd_num_rec_get(sfd_pl);
 	err = mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(sfd), sfd_pl);
-	kfree(sfd_pl);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 
+	if (num_rec != mlxsw_reg_sfd_num_rec_get(sfd_pl))
+		err = -EBUSY;
+
+out:
+	kfree(sfd_pl);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1134,6 +1142,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_fdb_uc_lag_op(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u16 lag_id,
 				       bool adding, bool dynamic)
 {
 	char *sfd_pl;
+	u8 num_rec;
 	int err;
 
 	sfd_pl = kmalloc(MLXSW_REG_SFD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1144,9 +1153,16 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_fdb_uc_lag_op(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u16 lag_id,
 	mlxsw_reg_sfd_uc_lag_pack(sfd_pl, 0, mlxsw_sp_sfd_rec_policy(dynamic),
 				  mac, fid, MLXSW_REG_SFD_REC_ACTION_NOP,
 				  lag_vid, lag_id);
+	num_rec = mlxsw_reg_sfd_num_rec_get(sfd_pl);
 	err = mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(sfd), sfd_pl);
-	kfree(sfd_pl);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 
+	if (num_rec != mlxsw_reg_sfd_num_rec_get(sfd_pl))
+		err = -EBUSY;
+
+out:
+	kfree(sfd_pl);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1191,6 +1207,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_mdb_op(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, const char *addr,
 				u16 fid, u16 mid, bool adding)
 {
 	char *sfd_pl;
+	u8 num_rec;
 	int err;
 
 	sfd_pl = kmalloc(MLXSW_REG_SFD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1200,7 +1217,15 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_mdb_op(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, const char *addr,
 	mlxsw_reg_sfd_pack(sfd_pl, mlxsw_sp_sfd_op(adding), 0);
 	mlxsw_reg_sfd_mc_pack(sfd_pl, 0, addr, fid,
 			      MLXSW_REG_SFD_REC_ACTION_NOP, mid);
+	num_rec = mlxsw_reg_sfd_num_rec_get(sfd_pl);
 	err = mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(sfd), sfd_pl);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (num_rec != mlxsw_reg_sfd_num_rec_get(sfd_pl))
+		err = -EBUSY;
+
+out:
 	kfree(sfd_pl);
 	return err;
 }