diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index f679c7a7d761a..e01274bd5e3e2 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -3600,6 +3600,11 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "FDB add only supported for Ethernet devices");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
 
 	err = fdb_vid_parse(tb[NDA_VLAN], &vid, extack);
@@ -3704,6 +3709,11 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "FDB delete only supported for Ethernet devices");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
 
 	err = fdb_vid_parse(tb[NDA_VLAN], &vid, extack);