diff --git a/pkg/catalog/outbound_traffic_policies.go b/pkg/catalog/outbound_traffic_policies.go
index b8a4761b..5cb59f27 100644
--- a/pkg/catalog/outbound_traffic_policies.go
+++ b/pkg/catalog/outbound_traffic_policies.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ func (mc *MeshCatalog) GetOutboundMeshTrafficPolicy(downstreamIdentity identity.
 	// For each service, build the traffic policies required to access it.
 	// It is important to aggregate HTTP route configs by the service's port.
 	for _, meshSvc := range mc.ListOutboundServicesForIdentity(downstreamIdentity) {
+		if meshSvc.TargetPort == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
 		meshSvc := meshSvc // To prevent loop variable memory aliasing in for loop
 
 		egressEnabled, egressPolicyGetted, egressPolicy = mc.enableEgressSrviceForIdentity(downstreamIdentity, egressPolicyGetted, egressPolicy, meshSvc)