diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c
index a7a80f4b722a9d7dc2d5efa7d5b89fc93bedcb33..f0ee982eb1b5f27672292997477f565545729e22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c
@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ nfp_tun_neigh_event_handler(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 
 	flow.daddr = *(__be32 *)n->primary_key;
 
-	/* Only concerned with route changes for representors. */
-	if (!nfp_netdev_is_nfp_repr(n->dev))
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
 	app_priv = container_of(nb, struct nfp_flower_priv, tun.neigh_nb);
 	app = app_priv->app;
 
+	if (!nfp_netdev_is_nfp_repr(n->dev) &&
+	    !nfp_flower_internal_port_can_offload(app, n->dev))
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	/* Only concerned with changes to routes already added to NFP. */
 	if (!nfp_tun_has_route(app, flow.daddr))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;