diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.c
index c6c5826aba41..1892cea05ee7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ mlxsw_sp1_span_entry_cpu_deconfigure(struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry *span_entry)
 
 static const
 struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry_ops mlxsw_sp1_span_entry_ops_cpu = {
+	.is_static = true,
 	.can_handle = mlxsw_sp1_span_cpu_can_handle,
 	.parms_set = mlxsw_sp1_span_entry_cpu_parms,
 	.configure = mlxsw_sp1_span_entry_cpu_configure,
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ mlxsw_sp_span_entry_phys_deconfigure(struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry *span_entry)
 
 static const
 struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry_ops mlxsw_sp_span_entry_ops_phys = {
+	.is_static = true,
 	.can_handle = mlxsw_sp_port_dev_check,
 	.parms_set = mlxsw_sp_span_entry_phys_parms,
 	.configure = mlxsw_sp_span_entry_phys_configure,
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ mlxsw_sp2_span_entry_cpu_deconfigure(struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry *span_entry)
 
 static const
 struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry_ops mlxsw_sp2_span_entry_ops_cpu = {
+	.is_static = true,
 	.can_handle = mlxsw_sp2_span_cpu_can_handle,
 	.parms_set = mlxsw_sp2_span_entry_cpu_parms,
 	.configure = mlxsw_sp2_span_entry_cpu_configure,
@@ -1036,6 +1039,9 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_span_respin_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (!refcount_read(&curr->ref_count))
 			continue;
 
+		if (curr->ops->is_static)
+			continue;
+
 		err = curr->ops->parms_set(mlxsw_sp, curr->to_dev, &sparms);
 		if (err)
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.h
index d907718bc8c5..aa1cd409c0e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry {
 };
 
 struct mlxsw_sp_span_entry_ops {
+	bool is_static;
 	bool (*can_handle)(const struct net_device *to_dev);
 	int (*parms_set)(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			 const struct net_device *to_dev,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_mpath_nh.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_mpath_nh.sh
index 388e4492b81b..76efb1f8375e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_mpath_nh.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_mpath_nh.sh
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ multipath4_test()
 	t0_rp12=$(link_stats_tx_packets_get $rp12)
 	t0_rp13=$(link_stats_tx_packets_get $rp13)
 
-	ip vrf exec vrf-h1 $MZ -q -p 64 -A 192.0.2.2 -B 198.51.100.2 \
+	ip vrf exec vrf-h1 $MZ $h1 -q -p 64 -A 192.0.2.2 -B 198.51.100.2 \
 		-d 1msec -t udp "sp=1024,dp=0-32768"
 
 	t1_rp12=$(link_stats_tx_packets_get $rp12)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh
index 79a209927962..464821c587a5 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/router_multipath.sh
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ multipath4_test()
        t0_rp12=$(link_stats_tx_packets_get $rp12)
        t0_rp13=$(link_stats_tx_packets_get $rp13)
 
-       ip vrf exec vrf-h1 $MZ -q -p 64 -A 192.0.2.2 -B 198.51.100.2 \
+       ip vrf exec vrf-h1 $MZ $h1 -q -p 64 -A 192.0.2.2 -B 198.51.100.2 \
 	       -d 1msec -t udp "sp=1024,dp=0-32768"
 
        t1_rp12=$(link_stats_tx_packets_get $rp12)