diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 71aee4914619..c939b3596566 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -5003,9 +5003,11 @@ static bool mlxsw_sp_fib6_rt_should_ignore(const struct fib6_info *rt)
 {
 	/* Packets with link-local destination IP arriving to the router
 	 * are trapped to the CPU, so no need to program specific routes
-	 * for them.
+	 * for them. Only allow prefix routes (usually one fe80::/64) so
+	 * that packets are trapped for the right reason.
 	 */
-	if (ipv6_addr_type(&rt->fib6_dst.addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
+	if ((ipv6_addr_type(&rt->fib6_dst.addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) &&
+	    (rt->fib6_flags & (RTF_LOCAL | RTF_ANYCAST)))
 		return true;
 
 	/* Multicast routes aren't supported, so ignore them. Neighbour