diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 44d00cc5ffe2..fae6a6a1fbea 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -4347,9 +4347,13 @@ static void delay_drop_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 static void handle_general_event(struct mlx5_ib_dev *ibdev, struct mlx5_eqe *eqe,
 				 struct ib_event *ibev)
 {
+	u8 port = (eqe->data.port.port >> 4) & 0xf;
+
 	switch (eqe->sub_type) {
 	case MLX5_GENERAL_SUBTYPE_DELAY_DROP_TIMEOUT:
-		schedule_work(&ibdev->delay_drop.delay_drop_work);
+		if (mlx5_ib_port_link_layer(&ibdev->ib_dev, port) ==
+					    IB_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET)
+			schedule_work(&ibdev->delay_drop.delay_drop_work);
 		break;
 	default: /* do nothing */
 		return;