diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 10604db2a3a0..612e0731142d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ static int macvlan_port_create(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER || dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (netif_is_ipvlan_port(dev))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	port = kzalloc(sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (port == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;