diff --git a/zebra/if_netlink.c b/zebra/if_netlink.c
index 8767b2622c..ca0a354afd 100644
--- a/zebra/if_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/if_netlink.c
@@ -635,8 +635,10 @@ static int netlink_bridge_vxlan_update(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx,
 	struct bridge_vlan_info *vinfo;
 	struct zebra_dplane_bridge_vlan_info bvinfo;
 
-	if (!af_spec)
+	if (!af_spec) {
+		dplane_ctx_set_ifp_no_afspec(ctx);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	netlink_bridge_vxlan_vlan_vni_map_update(ctx, af_spec);
 
@@ -644,8 +646,10 @@ static int netlink_bridge_vxlan_update(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx,
 	 * only 1 access VLAN is accepted.
 	 */
 	netlink_parse_rtattr_nested(aftb, IFLA_BRIDGE_MAX, af_spec);
-	if (!aftb[IFLA_BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO])
+	if (!aftb[IFLA_BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO]) {
+		dplane_ctx_set_ifp_no_bridge_vlan_info(ctx);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	vinfo = RTA_DATA(aftb[IFLA_BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO]);
 	bvinfo.flags = vinfo->flags;
diff --git a/zebra/interface.c b/zebra/interface.c
index 10839e2106..90787f3aa0 100644
--- a/zebra/interface.c
+++ b/zebra/interface.c
@@ -1853,9 +1853,15 @@ static void interface_bridge_vxlan_update(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx,
 	struct zebra_if *zif = ifp->info;
 	const struct zebra_dplane_bridge_vlan_info *bvinfo;
 
+	if (dplane_ctx_get_ifp_no_afspec(ctx))
+		return;
+
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_VXLAN_IF_SVD(zif))
 		interface_bridge_vxlan_vlan_vni_map_update(ctx, ifp);
 
+	if (dplane_ctx_get_ifp_no_bridge_vlan_info(ctx))
+		return;
+
 	bvinfo = dplane_ctx_get_ifp_bridge_vlan_info(ctx);
 
 	if (!(bvinfo->flags & DPLANE_BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO_PVID))
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
index e527d93610..7b2f643080 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ struct dplane_intf_info {
 	bool startup;
 	uint8_t family;
 	struct zebra_vxlan_vni_array *vniarray;
+	bool no_bvinfo_avail;
+	bool no_afspec_avail;
 	struct zebra_dplane_bridge_vlan_info bvinfo;
 	struct zebra_dplane_bridge_vlan_info_array *bvarray;
 
@@ -1355,6 +1357,34 @@ dplane_ctx_get_ifp_vxlan_vni_array(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 	return ctx->u.intf.vniarray;
 }
 
+void dplane_ctx_set_ifp_no_afspec(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
+
+	ctx->u.intf.no_afspec_avail = true;
+}
+
+bool dplane_ctx_get_ifp_no_afspec(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
+
+	return ctx->u.intf.no_afspec_avail;
+}
+
+void dplane_ctx_set_ifp_no_bridge_vlan_info(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
+
+	ctx->u.intf.no_bvinfo_avail = true;
+}
+
+bool dplane_ctx_get_ifp_no_bridge_vlan_info(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
+
+	return ctx->u.intf.no_bvinfo_avail;
+}
+
 void dplane_ctx_set_ifp_bridge_vlan_info(
 	struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx,
 	struct zebra_dplane_bridge_vlan_info *bvinfo)
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_dplane.h b/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
index 79248a4ae4..c006522e01 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ struct zebra_dplane_bridge_vlan_info {
 	uint16_t flags;
 	uint16_t vid;
 };
+void dplane_ctx_set_ifp_no_afspec(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
+bool dplane_ctx_get_ifp_no_afspec(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
+void dplane_ctx_set_ifp_no_bridge_vlan_info(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
+bool dplane_ctx_get_ifp_no_bridge_vlan_info(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
 void dplane_ctx_set_ifp_bridge_vlan_info(
 	struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx,
 	struct zebra_dplane_bridge_vlan_info *bvinfo);
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_l2.c b/zebra/zebra_l2.c
index 39c1319f31..4f7a1cd4ce 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_l2.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_l2.c
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ void zebra_l2_vxlanif_update_access_vlan(struct interface *ifp,
 	assert(zif);
 
 	/* This would be called only in non svd case */
-	assert(IS_ZEBRA_VXLAN_IF_VNI(zif));
+	if (!IS_ZEBRA_VXLAN_IF_VNI(zif))
+		return;
 
 	old_access_vlan = zif->l2info.vxl.vni_info.vni.access_vlan;
 	;