diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
index ba467dc07852..5f1d6c327670 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ enum devlink_port_flavour {
 				      * port that faces the PCI VF.
 				      */
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_VIRTUAL, /* Any virtual port facing the user. */
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_UNUSED, /* Port which exists in the switch, but
+				      * is not used in any way.
+				      */
 };
 
 enum devlink_param_cmode {
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 0f3c8b2ec056..20224fd1ebaf 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -7612,7 +7612,8 @@ static bool devlink_port_type_should_warn(struct devlink_port *devlink_port)
 {
 	/* Ignore CPU and DSA flavours. */
 	return devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_CPU &&
-	       devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA;
+	       devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA &&
+	       devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_UNUSED;
 }
 
 #define DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_WARN_TIMEOUT (HZ * 3600)
@@ -7897,6 +7898,7 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 		break;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_CPU:
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA:
+	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_UNUSED:
 		/* As CPU and DSA ports do not have a netdevice associated
 		 * case should not ever happen.
 		 */