diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index b683e89..658bc3a 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	err = switchdev_port_attr_set(asw->dev, &asw->attr);
-	BUG_ON(err);
+	if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		netdev_err(asw->dev, "failed (err=%d) to set attribute (id=%d)\n",
+			   err, asw->attr.id);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	dev_put(asw->dev);